Comments : These are extremely beautiful nudibranchs, and I have only seen them on
two occasion, both times in very poor vis. Tatsolo Point, where I
photographed this one, is down near the Nisqually mud flats and the silt
runs super deep here. Just blinking causes the silt to stir at this
site. Vis on this dive was between 5 and 7 feet, yielding a less than
stellar photo with the 35mm lens. These nudibranchs apparently eat tube
anemones, which are very plentiful down off Tatsolo Point.
Common name : Giant Nudibranch
Scientific Name : Dendronotus iris
Location Found : Tatsolo Point, South Puget Sound
Actual Size : 12 inches
Camera Used : Sea & Sea MMII EX w/1->3T macro
Natural History :