TRYON'S NUDIBRANCH - Hypselodoris tryoni

Havannah Harbour, Vanuatu. Approx. 15 mtrs. depth. 29th September 2019

This species from the Dorid family of nudibranchs can sometimes be found exhibiting “trailing” behaviour with one individual seemingly chained to another. These specimens found on an area of open sand at Havannah Harbour. They also have a hitchhiker on the lead nudibranch – an Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator)

Photography By John Warmington