What’s the difference between a nudibranch and a sea slug?
Until I read a gorgeous new book on nudibranchs by Tim Nicholson I didn’t think there was a difference. Not so. All nudibranchs are sea slugs but not all sea slugs are nudibranchs.
Sea slug is the common name for any marine gastropod without a visible shell (slug-like rather than the snail-like) including sea hares & nudibranchs. A nudibranch is 1 type of gastropod among many.
Book review is at https://news.scubatravel.co.uk/whats-the-difference-between-a-nudibranch-and-a-sea-slug.html
@SCUBATravel I miss diving so much.
@NightShade Why did you stop?
@SCUBATravel Did you ever hear of SeaLink? I used to work for them.
@NightShade I'm guessing not the ferries? I'm in UK
@SCUBATravel It was the late 90's and no one else did it, but we did. Well, until the dot com crash for a couple of years we hung on but... we sunk like an old boat. I continued to dive, though until the accident.
@NightShade That is early - you must have dived all over the world?
@SCUBATravel It was pretty surprising though, Club Med had some highly rated dive masters and destinations. They weren't as trendy in the 90's and were trying to make a come back anyway they could. I was really looking forward to touring their facilities and offerings.
@NightShade What did you do next when it folded - must have been hard losing a dream job
@SCUBATravel the surgeon I worked for was in women's healthcare (we didn't perform or do abortions). I figured I would go into a specialty practice for invitro fertilization since this was a huge issue for women and their partners. It was a good move, logical, and I was interested more in working in the lab vs patients.
@NightShade Not many people can say that!
@SCUBATravel change is good! Throughout my career and life I've endeavored to help people. Whether it was in information/news, or the medical field. I've had a very exciting, rewarding life. I wouldn't change a thing.