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Jason’s nudibranch

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Jason’s nudibranch

Found all around the New Zealand coast, Jason’s nudibranch feeds on hydroids, incorporating some of the hydroid’s stinging cells into special growths (cerata) on its back.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Shellfish – Sea slugs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8019/jasons-nudibranch (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.