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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Blue Robe

This creature is a kind of nudibranch that has a shell on its back, called striped bubble shell in English. It often burrows in the sand, but sometimes emerges from the sand.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Nishiizu cho, Shizuoka, Japan
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Sayaka Ichinoseki