Comments on The Right Blue: Video: Spanish Dancer Nudibranch

I don't know the answers to the above questions ab...

2009-08-07T10:42:02.855-10:00

I don't know the answers to the above questions about the Spanish Dancer (salinity, water temp.). I suggest you do a Google search on the creature's scientific name "Hexabranchus sanguineus" and/or visit the Sea Slug Forum (http://seaslug.info/) for more info about this creature.

Bobbie

I'm the above questioner and I just wanted to tell...

2009-08-07T10:33:26.426-10:00

I'm the above questioner and I just wanted to tell you, the information is purely for a science paper.

It really does look like a spanish dancer. I am c...

2009-08-07T10:30:31.080-10:00

It really does look like a spanish dancer. I am crazy about fish. Hey, would you happen to know how the water temperature would affect the spanish dancer?

Amazing footage! How would the salinity of it's s...

2009-08-07T10:27:06.498-10:00

Amazing footage! How would the salinity of it's surroundings affect the Spanish Dancer?

I can't really say how much a Spanish Dancer would...

2009-08-07T09:37:44.293-10:00

I can't really say how much a Spanish Dancer would weigh. Sorry.

Bobbie

I am fasinated by that video however, i would like...

2009-08-07T09:13:58.361-10:00

I am fasinated by that video however, i would like to know how much it weighs when it's a juvenile and when it's a full grown adult. I love Spanish Dancers.

I am really glad I found this video. I was recent...

2008-12-24T10:49:00.000-10:00

I am really glad I found this video. I was recently in Hawaii and your video helped me confirm I did see a Spanish Dancer. It was a small one, only about 2 and a half inches long. It was beautiful and I could have watched it for hours swimming.

Hi Lavender - I like the way your mind works. ;-}B...

2008-09-28T15:18:00.000-10:00

Hi Lavender - I like the way your mind works. ;-}

Bobbie

When pancakes dream...

2008-09-26T03:36:00.000-10:00

When pancakes dream...

@ 2Sweet - It's not our video -- we found it on Yo...

2008-09-17T17:29:00.000-10:00

@ 2Sweet - It's not our video -- we found it on YouTube, but we thought it was good for illustrating both the size and the swimmin motion of this creature.

@ Gail - Thank you. We do hope that The Right Blue helps people to have a better understanding of the sea and the creatures that inhabit it.

@ Tabib - Thank you.

Bobbie

Lovely dance by the "sea slugs".

2008-09-17T16:44:00.000-10:00

Lovely dance by the "sea slugs".

What an amazing bit of tape. If more people woul...

2008-09-17T14:19:00.000-10:00

What an amazing bit of tape. If more people would look at your blog, surely they would start to care about taking better care of our planet!

I'm so glad you put that on video. I wouldn't hav...

2008-09-16T17:07:00.000-10:00

I'm so glad you put that on video. I wouldn't have imagined it was that big it I didn't see the hand holding it first. It does look like a spanish dancer's skirt twirling around. :-)

@ Antigoni - Glad you liked it.@ Dennis - Paso dob...

2008-09-15T08:03:00.000-10:00

@ Antigoni - Glad you liked it.

@ Dennis - Paso doble? (Doesn't that translate to "two-step"? I thought that's what they do in Texas!!) I'll take your word for it, since I know nothing of Spanish dance forms. Now that you mention the bullfighter's cape, though, it makes sense.

@ ScienceGuy - Not sure what you mean by "pain in the arse taxonomy." Are you referring to the divergence between the common name and the taxonomic name? Hexabranchus sanguineus actually is one of the better taxonomic names I know of. Hexabranchus refers to the six gills characteristic of the genus, and sanguineus refers to the blood-red color of this species. Works for me. ;-}

Bobbie

Looks like he/she is dancing the flamenco. Nice v...

2008-09-15T04:44:00.000-10:00

Looks like he/she is dancing the flamenco. Nice video, pain in the arse taxonomy.

I was thinking it looked like a woman's paso doble...

2008-09-15T04:40:00.000-10:00

I was thinking it looked like a woman's paso doble outfit. They typically wear flowing red dresses to mimic the look of a bullfighter's cape.

It's like Spanish Dancer dancing Flaminco. Very ni...

2008-09-14T21:40:00.000-10:00

It's like Spanish Dancer dancing Flaminco. Very nice video.