Nudibranchs of the World

Description:

An extensively illustrated photographic identification guide to the nudibranchs (sea slugs) of the world's oceans, covering approximately 1,200 species and featuring more than 2,500 colour photographs. Drawing on over 30 years of underwater photography and field observations by the authors, together with contributions from divers and marine scientists worldwide, the book presents a remarkable diversity of these often brilliantly coloured marine gastropod molluscs.

The species accounts illustrate variation in colour and appearance, including geographical differences within individual species, and provide information on identification, distribution and relationships between similar species. Behavioural adaptations, including camouflage, mimicry and chemical defence, are also discussed. The numerous underwater photographs show the animals in their natural habitats.

An important and exceptionally well-illustrated reference for marine biologists, malacologists, underwater photographers and divers, combining scientific identification with an outstanding photographic survey of nudibranch diversity.

Now out of print and increasingly difficult to obtain.

Condition

As new.