Nudibranches

We're on the hunt for sea slugs!

We have only ever seen one - it was at Scalby Mills earlier this year and it was a Sea Lemon (common name). No disrespect or anything, but it is the most boring sea slug you would ever come across, and most common.

Happily, there are other species that are present (supposedly) here. One of them is called an orange- clubbed sea slug (pictured), named after the 'clubs' on its back.

Typically, sea slugs are found feeding on bryozoans (they are sea mats which often encrust rocks and algae fronds at low tides) or other algae (eg Cladophora spp.)

We plan a visit to Scalby during next months nighttime low tides (13th & 14th December). Wish us luck!

Steve

**Picture taken from MarLin**