Spanish Shawl Nudibranch - Flabellina iodinea Profile

Spanish Shawl Nudibranch - Flabellina iodinea Profile  The Spanish shawl nudibranch (Flabellina iodinea), otherwise called the purple aeolis, is a striking nudibranch, with a purple or somewhat blue body, red rhinophores and orange cerata. Spanish shawl nudibranchs can develop to about 2.75 crawls long. Not at all like some nudibranchs, which stay on their picked substrate, this nudibranch can swim in the water section by flexing its body from side to side in a u-shape. Snap here for a video of a Spanish shawl nudibranch swimming. Seeing this nudibranch swimming may help you to remember the bordered shawls worn by Flamenco artists, for which this nudibranch gets its name.  Arrangement:  Realm: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Nudibranchia Family: Flabellinoidea Genus: Flabellina species: iodinea  Living space and Distribution: You may think about a beautiful animal like this as difficult to reach - however Spanish shawl nudibranchs are found in generally shallow water in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia, Canada to the Galapagos Islands. They can be found in intertidal territories out to a water profundity of around 130 feet. Taking care of: This nudibranch benefits from a types of hydroid (Eudendrium ramosum), which has a color called astaxanthin. This shade gives the Spanish shawl nudibranch its splendid shading. In the Spanish shawl nudibranch, the astaxanthin appears in 3 changed states, making the purple, orange and red hues found on this species. Astaxanthin is likewise found in other marine animals, including lobsters (which adds to the lobsters red appearance when cooked), krill, and salmon. Generation:  Nudibranchs are bisexual - they presents regenerative organs of both genders, so they can mate artfully when another nudibranch is close by. Mating happens when two nudibranchs get together - the regenerative organs are on the correct side of the body, so the nudibranchs coordinate their correct sides. Normally the two creatures go sperm sacs through a cylinder, and eggs are laid. Nudibranchs might be discovered first by observing their eggs - in the event that you see eggs, the grown-ups who laid them might be close by. The Spanish shawl nudibranch lays strips of eggs that are pinkish-orange in shading, and are regularly found on the hydroids whereupon it preys. After about seven days, the eggs form into free-swimming veligers, which in the long run choose the sea base as a smaller than usual nudibranch that develops into a bigger grown-up.  Sources:  Goddard, J.H.R. 2000. Flabellina iodinea (Cooper, 1862). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Gotten to November 11, 2011.McDonald, G. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California. Accessed November 11, 2011.Rosenberg, G. also, Bouchet, P. 2011. Flabellina iodinea (J. G. Cooper, 1863). World Register of Marine Species. Gotten to on November 14, 2011.SeaLifeBase. Flabellina iodinea. Gotten to November 14, 2011.