APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Onchidoris sparsa (Alder & Hancock, 1846) - An onchidoridid nudibranch (Sea slugs)
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Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- dorsal view 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- dorsal view 2

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- tubercules 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- rhinophore 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- rhinophore 2

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- rhinophore 3

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- anterior dorsal surface 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- gills 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- gills 2

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- under side / foot 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- skirt and mouth region 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- skirt and rear of foot 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- dorsal surface 3

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- anterior dorsal surface 2

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- feeding on the bryozoan Turbicellepora magnicostata 1

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- feeding on the bryozoan Turbicellepora magnicostata 2

Onchidoridid nudibranch
Onchidoris sparsa
- Turbicellepora magnicostata 1

8mm Onchidoris sparsa found feeding on Turbicellepora magnicostata (the latter species verified by Joanne Porter), was found under a rock on the lowershore, on an extra-low spring tide at Albert Pier Reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 22.01.15.

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

Onchidoris sparsa onchidorididae onchidoridid nudibranch Sea Slug images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.