What type of Nudibranch is this?
						January 15, 2007
						From: Adrian Giles
					
					
					
						 
					
What type of nudibranch is this?
I have attached photos of some, what I believe to be nudibranchs, that washed up all along Seven Mile beach Lennox Head/Broken Head, Northern New South Wales
Locality: Seven Mile Beach, NSW, Australia, 10 January 2007
Adrian Giles
adrian.giles@dimensiondata.com.au
Giles, A., 2007 (Jan 15) What type of Nudibranch is this? . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19205 
 Dear Adrian,
This is Glaucus atlanticus. This strange and beautiful nudibranch spends its whole life floating upside down in the ocean, feeding on Bluebottles. Have a look at the species' Fact Sheet and associated messages for further information on the strange life of this animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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