Blue-ring Topsnail
Super macro looking top-down on its shell. San Miguel Island, California.
Hermissenda opalescens
Nudibranch on kelp near Catalina Island, California.
Onespot Fringehead
Flame reef, Santa Cruz Island, California.
Hopkins' Rose
Okenia rosacea nudibranch at Shaw's Cove - Laguna Beach, California.
Flabellina trilineata
Three-lined aeolid nudibranch on the Redondo Barge wreck.
Flabellina iodinea
Flabellina iodinea on a pneumatocyst (float) of giant kelp.
Placida cremoniana
Extremely rare Placida cremoniana nudibranch at Catalina Island, California. Normally found near Japan.
Felimare californiensis
This colorful nudibranch brightens reefs around Southern California.
Flabellina pricei
Flabellina pricei nudibranch - Santa Cruz Island, California.
Mexichromis porterae
A Mexichormis porterae nudibranch at Catalina Island, California.
Spanish shawl nudibranch near Gull Island, California.
Bluebanded Goby
Bluebanded goby shelter.
Brittle Stars
Brittle stars at Anacapa Island, California.
Simnia
Simnia snail laying eggs on a red gorgonian sea fan.
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea nudibranch near the wreck of the Avalon. Palos Verdes, California.
Felimare californiensis Nudibranch
No longer than 10mm, this tiny nudibranch is rare in Southern California.
Yellowfin Fringehead
Yellowfin fringehead at Anacapa Island, California.
Janolus barbarensis
Santa Barbara Janolus at Santa Cruz Island, California.
Amphipod on Kelp
Tiny amphipod on a blad of giant kelp. Super macro photo with the Nauticam SMC.
Bluebanded goby poses at Bird Rock. Catalina Island, California.
Super macro image near Redondo Beach, California.
Skeleton Shrimp
A tiny skeleton shrimp clings to eelgrass at Veterns Park in Redondo Beach, California.
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