This week I have something both bumpy and squishy for you to have a go at identifying:
Any idea what this could be? As ever you can leave your thoughts, questions and suggestions in the comments section below. Have fun!
Friday mystery object #396
Zygoma
Adventures in natural history collections
Zygoma 
I think the NHM London have cross stitch patterns of some of this beastie’s cousins 🙂
Definitely a nudibranch
Something in this “vein”. Assuming it lost all its colors when fixed, it seems likely it’s one species in this genus: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=49738
Is it a Pustulose Wart Slug (Phyllidiella pustulosa)?
Close!
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This creature looks pretty lethargic.
mollusk, mollusk in the sea
more than that
i have no clue indeed
Doris has warts?
Yes, Doris does indeed have warts!
Whatever nudibranch it is – it has longer tentacles on the head.
Possibly Aeolidiella glauca or Acanthodoris pilosa? At least in the Onchidorididae family.
And… ah… is there a size on this lil tyke?
I’m glad you asked. It’s around 25mm long
I hate to try and slug this out… but could we be a Onchidoris muricata or Onchidoris bilamellata? And that’s my story until I find something else.
NB: The colour of this specimen is actually unchanged from the living creature, and it’s about the size of a fingertip 👍🏻.