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
Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846) - A Sea slug (Sea slug images)
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Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- lateral view 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- gills 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- surface markings / detail 1

Specimen above was found on sponge covered red algae on an extra low spring tide at Helford, Cornwall. 08.04.16.

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- dorsal view on container 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- dorsal view on algae 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- underwater 1

Specimen above was found under a rock just below the low spring tide level at Porthcressa, Hugh Town, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, 24.07.17.

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- laying spawn coil 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- adult dorsal view 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- spawn coil / egg mass 1

Specimen above was found laying a spawn coil / egg mass on the algae Palmaria palmata, Dulse, on the harbour wall at South Pier, Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 24.06.17.

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- under lowershore rock 1

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- under lowershore rock 2

Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- under lowershore rock 3

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- under lowershore rock / foot 1

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- under lowershore rock / foot 2

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- in collecting container 1

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- out of water 1

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- out of water 2

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- mating / out of water 1

A Sea slug
Geitodoris planata
- mating / out of water 2

Images of species taken at Battery Rocks, Penzance. 09.02.12; at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 21.03.12 and 25.03.12; at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 07.04.12; and in Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall. 07.04.12..

Geitodoris planata Discodoris 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.