
Nudibranchs - The Fairies of the Sea
Nudibranchs are shell-less mollusks belonging to the sea slug family and possess some of the most captivating patterns, shapes and colours. The "feathery gills and horns" usually seen on their backs are their gills which they use to breathe underwater. The word "nudibranch" comes from the Latin nudus "naked" and the Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia) "gills". They can be commonly found on the ocean floor, anemones and corals eating most of their time away. They graze on algae,