Of Dwarfs And A Giant.....
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Went for an intertidal trip to Pulau Jong today. Tide was not that low but we managed to land safely somehow.
Saw many small/tiny nudibranch/slugs. They are about 0.5cm to about 2cm. Here they are:
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Couple of these Sap-sucking Sea Slugs (Elysia sp.) among the seaweeds.
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A small Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
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A small Phyllidiella nudibranch. Looks like Phyllidiella pustulosa.
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A slightly bigger Phyllidiella nudibranch. It's Phyllidiella nigra.
And I saw plenty of Gymnodoris nudibranch among the Seaweeds! Probably there are two different species here.
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So much so, I think there's even one on the above Phyllidiella nigra. Can you see it?
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Besides these tiny creatures, there's also a Giant.
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A Giant Clam that is.
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And a closer look at its mantle. Isn't it beautiful?
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