P2095733 - Monterey dorid laying egg mass - contains 1000s of eggs that will hatch out as planktonic larvae). The plume you see at the back end of the nudibranch is the gills. Archidoris montereyensis is up to 15 cm. The organisms around the Monterey dorid and his/her egg mass include brooding anemones, fringed filament worms, and a retracted creeping pedal sea cucumber (orange on the upper right).
PIC_1705 - Egg mass of the Monterey dorid.
PIC_1673 - Two leopard dorids feeding on finger sponge. Their egg mass to the right.
PIC_1626 - Monterey dorid egg laying and mating
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PIC_0903 - Hooded nudibranchs with egg masses. Remember - nudibranchs are hermaphrodites.
PIC_0666 - Flabellina trophina
PIC_0130 - Close up of Pacific sea lemon egg mass. Note individual eggs.
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P2095733 - Monterey dorid laying egg mass - contains 1000s of eggs that will hatch out as planktonic larvae). The plume you see at the back end of the nudibranch is the gills. Archidoris montereyensis is up to 15 cm. The organisms around the Monterey dorid and his/her egg mass include brooding anemones, fringed filament worms, and a retracted creeping pedal sea cucumber (orange on the upper right).
P2095733 - Monterey dorid laying egg mass - contains 1000s of eggs that will hatch out as planktonic larvae). The plume you see at the back end of the nudibranch is the gills. Archidoris montereyensis is up to 15 cm. The organisms around the Monterey dorid and his/her egg mass include brooding anemones, fringed filament worms, and a retracted creeping pedal sea cucumber (orange on the upper right).
P2095733 - Monterey dorid laying egg mass - contains 1000s of eggs that will hatch out as planktonic larvae). The plume you see at the back end of the nudibranch is the gills. Archidoris montereyensis is up to 15 cm. The organisms around the Monterey dorid and his/her egg mass include brooding anemones, fringed filament worms, and a retracted creeping pedal sea cucumber (orange on the upper right).
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