Listen to me, boy. You will hear about sea slugs. You will enjoy sea slugs

Costasiella kuroshimae / leaf sheep. Discovered off the coast of Japanese island Kuroshima in 1993, they can indirectly perform photosynthesis by absorbing chloroplasts from algae

Cyerce nigricans. The cerata can be easily cast when disturbed. They can also swim by powerfully flapping said cerata when strongly stimulated. I think they look like butterfly wings!

Jorunna parva / sea bunny. They are covered in papillae, which are fleshy protuberances used for sensory functions. It looks like fur!

Glaucus atlanticus / blue glaucus. They are rarely seen, except during periods of on-shore winds which brings them and their prey into coastal waters. They are the most dangerous sea slug to handle, able to give humans a very painful and potentially dangerous sting

Chromodoris lochi / loch's chromodoris. They are spongivores, and prefer being on the underside of overhangs on rocky reefs. Their distribution is widespread in the Indo-Pacific. Everyone I show sea slugs to seems to love this little guy

Dirona albolineata / white-lined dirona. A translucent predator that often eats bryozoans and small snails. They generally reside on rocks and sometimes mud in the intertidal. Pretty little things, they remind me of shards of glass

Phidiana hiltoni / Hilton's Aeolid. They are known for being quite aggressive, often biting and fighting other aeolids, which is so real of them. They always reminded me of lit matches

Acanthodoris lutea / orange-peel doris. Its bright aposamatic colouration is a warning to predators of its distasteful toxicity. They also notably smell of sandalwood! You don't understand. I NEED to hold one

Nembrotha kubaryana / dusky nembrotha. They use the toxins in their prey ascidians to defend themselves against predators. The toxins are stored in their tissues then released in a slimy defensive mucus when alarmed. Nembrotha kubaryana are well-known for their neon appearance

Phyllodesmium poindimiei / Spun Of Light. It's primarily nocturnal and can cast its cerata for protection. Anyway, can we all agree that Spun Of Light is the most awesome name for a sea slug ever? I mean, look at it. That's a sea slug spun of light if I've ever seen one

Conclusion: sea slugs are the creatures ever

Variable Neon Slug

Happy Nudibranch Nursday!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

*comically long yawn* well I seem to have just woken up from a 3-day-long weed nap. Anyway I'm back on my bullshit as usual

Today's nudibranch is the Nembrotha kubaryana, aka the variable neon slug or the dusky nembrotha! It also has another bi-name but its a slur. I dont. Know why its called a slur. Freaky ass 17th century taxonomists

Ooooh I’m doing more species things!!!

Cool sea slug fact: this one’s based off the Nembrotha kubaryana, which also looks like it glows a little, as it has ✨neon colors!✨

I drew this not only to fight off the art block but also because I’ll be doing a species sheet in the future for slugterrians! Yes that whole entire species I made for a Balan wonderworld au 💖 praying I can get that and the heartbreakers’ refs done and posted before July 😰

OHO would you look at that it's a sea slug

It's a Nembrotha Kubaryana, or a Variable Neon Slug! Not much to say about the guys, I haven't looked much into em; but simply look at the darlings!! Wonderful, aren't they?

various wip photos below the cut!! :]]

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INFO ABOUT EACH UNDER THE CUT

So names/pronouns for each, from left to right: Koryn Dunn (they/them), Sam (he/they) (no last name yet), and Mando Hubband (he/they) (no full name yet)

Koryn Dunn is a ship mechanic from a currently unnamed planet in the far Outer Rim (might as well be Wild Space) who ran from home when they were 16-17. Being a stowaway is never a smart idea - it's an even less smart idea when the ship you hitch a ride on belongs to a renowned Pirate Queen who's name strikes fear into the darkest crime rings/families. But said Queen took one look at Koryn and Galena Mooncaller knew that the life of 'honorable crime' she'd been leading had to come to an end soon. Unfortunately for both Galena and Koryn and their inner circle of friends/chosen family, that choice to leave behind a life of crime wasn't made soon enough, and many of them still bear the scars to this day. Koryn and Galena took on contracts as auxiliary mechanics in the GAR, and in canon Koryn is the designated auxiliary mechanic for Pit Squadron. They're fast friends with Riggs, the demo expert, and JB, the heavy gunner. Their terrible trio make it a point to add more gray hair to Tock's head every day. Time will tell if Koryn is going to make it out of this war alive! (Spoiler Alert: they do.) Next is Sam. Sam was being kept as collateral against the Dathomirian zabrak known as the Night Sisters - but eventually, his life wasn't worth their effort by the Sisters. So Galena was just sort of keeping the kid around until she found a safe enough space port to drop him off and wash her hands of the whole affair. Then came along Koryn. And the two were friends immediately. Sam is two years younger than Koryn, but quickly became the protective 'leader' of their duo. Galena couldn't bear to see these two split up, or left alone in the universe for said universe to pick them apart, so kept them around. Eventually, Sam would also suffer the consequences of Galena's life of crime catching up with her. He currently lives in complete isolation due to an illness that has very nearly made one of his hearts go necrotic, and threatens to do the same to the other. But he makes a life for himself by making cutting-edge prosthetics that can simulate a sense of touch that's almost the same as the real thing. He's been working on an arm for Koryn for the better part of four years now, and since Koryn can't catch diseases easily, they're usually the only one able to see him. The two like to make a game of being disgustingly flirtatious with each other to make people who don't know their dynamic uncomfortable. They're awful and Galena blames all of her gray hairs on the two. Unnamed Mando Hubband - is an unnamed Nautolan with a very foggy past. But what is known is that he was one of the Mandalorian bounty hunters chosen by Jango Fett to help train the clone army. Specifically suberfuge and spying - thus even his existence was kept very hush-hush by the Kaminoans. But before that, he had quite a few run-ins with Queen Mooncaller. Like, a lot of them. Enough that Galena has a lot of connections she keeps up with a network of Mandalorian bounty hunters - enough to potentially make a full clan. But those are just rumors, of course. There's also a rumor that Mando Hubband trained a squad of Republic Commandos who have an auxiliary mechanic and pilot who has a lot of stories about a certain Pirate Queen. (Yes, Galena and Mando Hubband pulled some strings and got Galena the job - purely because Mando Hubband was worried for his boys and only trusts Galena or himself to keep an eye on them.) Someday, Mando Hubband will have a name! Him and Galena are very much in love and go months, sometimes years not seeing each other - but when they do see each other, it's shocking to many that they have a good relationship. They bicker a lot.

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Variable Neon Sea Slug (Nembrotha kubaryana), family Polyceridae, found in the western Indo-Pacific

photograph by @kathrin_underwater

~•☆°~ Sculptin Slugs ~°☆•~

☆ Elysia chlorotica

☆ Glaucys marginatus

☆ Goniobranchus geminus

☆ Nembrotha kubaryana

Nembrotha Kubaryana

A sea slug girl in a sea slug world. I don't actually know any facts about these types of sea slugs. If anyone knows anything about them, I'd love to learn!

Hello sea slug expert, you've been getting me into them, so I downloaded this image to show my friend who does follow you how funky they are, could you identify them?

Yes!

Costasiella kuroshimae (leaf sheep sea slug)

Nembrotha kubaryana (variable neon slug / dusky nembrotha)

I believe this is a Hypselodoris variobranchia, but it could potentially be a Hypselodoris bullockii if I'm mistaken. They're near identical

Jorunna parva (sea bunny)

Happy mermay! Please enjoy this Nembrotha kubaryana Nudibranch inspired merman!

100 Days of Sea Creatures Day 48 - Dusky Nembrotha (Nembrotha kubaryana)

HE'S HEEEEEEERE AAAAAAAA💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

FUCK YEAH THE FIRST GOOD THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME SO FAR IN 2023

I've ordered a Jotaro figure that was supposed to come in like 16th of January, BUT HE'S HERE MUCH EARLIER AND- AAAAAAA YYYEESSSSSS

LOOK AT HIM NEAR HIS DAUGHTER- AAAAASNFJFJFIFNDISI

He a big boi 😳

And for those who follow me since a long time, they should remember who that little (not so little for both the Jojo HAHAHA) nudibranch is!

IS MARTINA LA LUMACHINAAAAAA!!!! Unfortunately one of her rhinophores fell off and I don't have glue to attach it. It fell off in the past and I've tried re-attach it with water but it didn't last long oof, so ye she's gonna have one of her rhinophores on her back HAHAHA

And she's a Nembrotha Kubaryana, so the same as Kubary Fighter sooo it's like also Alex is there with them :''3 Now I gotta find something that reminds me of Luis so that the whole family will be complete HAHAH

They love eachother💖

I decided to use Buck-Tick for Mermay, and went a step further and used random sea creatures~

Atsushi - Octopus Hide - whale shark Imai - leafy sea dragon Yuta - nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana) Toll - Hawaiian spiny lobster

The variable neon slug or nudibranch, Nembrotha kubaryana, is a very colorful nudibranch. It is often seen in the Philippines and throughout the Indo-Pacific. It can reach a total length of more than 120 mm. It is a large dark-bodied nudibranch which may have green stripes running down the length of the body or have green raised spots. The margin of the foot and head is a vivid red-orange. The rhinophores and gills may be red or green. This specimen was photographed at Verdi Island, near Puerto Galera in the Philippines.

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What’s your top five animals ever :3?

ive answered this question already but i forgot what i answered so heres some new specific top 5 animals.

gemsbok, nembrotha kubaryana, hoatzins, epaulette sharks, stellers sea eagle