NUDIBRANCHS,“THE GEMS OF

THE SEA”.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT “NUDIBRANCH” IS ?

THE WORD “NUDIBRANCH COMES FROM LATIN:NUDUS (NAKED) AND FROM GREEK: BRANKHIA (GILLS).NUDIBRANCHS ARE SOFT-BODIED MARINE GASTROPOD MOLLUSKS,OFTEN CALLED “SEA SLUGS”,A NON-SCIENTIFIC NAME WHICH HAS LED MANY PEOPLE TO THINK THAT ALL SEA SLUGS ARE NUDIBRANCHS.

THERE ARE NEARLY 3.000 DESCRIBED SPECIES IN NUDIBRANCH.

THEIR FANTASTIC COLORATION AND COLOUR PATTERNS INSPIRE JEWELERY DESIGNERS, AND THAT IS WHY THEY ARE KNOWN AS “THE GEMS OF THE SEA” .

THESE ANIMALS ARE SO DIVERSE,THAT THERE IS A LITTLE RISK THAT YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THEM...AND GET BORED!!

NUDIBRANCHS CAN NOT BE KEPT IN AN AQUARIUM BECAUSE OF THEIR NARROW DIETARY RANGE AND OTHER FACTORS LIKE MICROELEMENTS,SYSTEM STABILITY,ETC,SO THE BEST WAY TO SEE THEM IS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT.... THE OCEAN!!!

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