red sponge nudibranchs on red velvet sponge

March 18, 2019Boiler Bay Research ReserveLincoln County, Oregon

Coordinates: 44.83300,-124.05927
red sponge nudibranchs on red velvet sponge (Rostanga pulchra, Clathria pennata (Ophlitaspongia pennata)) [Boiler Bay Research Reserve, Lincoln County, Oregon]
Filename: 20190318-173936.jpg 3887x2915 pixels, ISO 250, f5.0 @ 1/6 sec
Rostanga pulchra, Clathria pennata (Ophlitaspongia pennata)

There's also some sort of spaghetti worm (maybe Thelepus crispus) in the bottom center, and something in the upper right that's intensely pink and yellow!

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