Spanish dancer's caviar (mollusk)

Spanish dancer's caviar (mollusk)

Category Shellfish
Maximum length 40 cm
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Hexabranchidae
Genus Hexabranchus
Shoot place Gardens Bay
Shoot date 2018-10-11

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   Spanish dancer's caviar (Hexabranchus sanguineus) are brightly coloured, spiralling ribbons of rose-like colour, red, orange or pink, laid on the substrate. These ribbons contain thousands of eggs, providing protection for the offspring. The caviar contains toxic substances accumulated by the mollusk during its feeding process, which makes it inedible for most predators.

 

 

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