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Nudibranch

Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Nudibranch

Nudibranch means "bare gills" because some have a feather on the back of their body, their gills. The nudibranch is a sea slug-type mollusc that has lost its shell. It sometimes reaches a large size like the Spanish dancer, 40 cm long. Others have respiratory papillae instead of feathers. The nudibranch has two long antennae serving as its sensory organ. There are 3000 species of nudibranchs distributed in all the oceans of the world and at all depths, between 1 and 200 m deep. The greatest diversity is found in coral areas and warm waters. Not to be confused with flatworms which do not have a gill plume.

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Food

The nudibranch is a carnivore. It has a tongue filled with teeth that it uses as a rasp. Some of them eat sponges and ascidians. Others can keep in their tissues the toxic substances and intact stinging cells of jellyfish, anemones, and corals that they have previously devoured. They transfer them to their dorsal villi to repel possible predators. Other types of nudibranchs harbor micro-algae that provide them with food.

Breeding

The nudibranch is both male and female. Nevertheless, two nudibranchs are needed to mate, which they do by means of protuberances on the sides of their heads. Egg-laying is a myriad of ribboned eggs. Some nudibranchs regenerate body parts when they are damaged.


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Plongée Club de Cannes
France  - Cannes
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Fred and Véro welcome you aboard the Sylpa in the old port of Cannes, on the Quai St Pierre. This boat of the Plongée Club Cannes can accommodate 43 divers. The equipment and the inflation is on board, and you can leave your personal equipment on the spot. Open every day from April to November, it is possible to make two dives per day. The dive center is also open during the low season, every weekend and during the week by reservation. From Saint-Honorat Island to Sainte-Marguerite Island via La Fourmigue, the dive sites are quickly accessible. Tailor-made group packages with dives and accommodation are available. It is possible to do FFESM and PADI training, from beginner to advanced level. Whether with family or friends, you can also discover the richness of the Cannes seabed by snorkeling with the Ile de Lerins Tour, a 3 hours outing with the equipment included. [+]

  • Functional boat
  • Popular dive sites
  • Welcome groups
From 20,00 €

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Top Dive Rangiroa
Polynesia  - Avatoru
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The TopDive dive center is located in Rangiroa, Polynesia, on Reporepo beach next to Tiputa pass. The boat takes less than 10 minutes to get to the most beautiful spots in Polynesia. Because in the largest atoll of French Polynesia and the second-largest lagoon in the world, the dives are ranked in the Top 20 in the world. The Tiputa and Avaturu passes can be explored by drifting in a very strong current. The beautiful encounters of experienced divers with dolphins, grey sharks, hammerhead sharks, white tip sharks, blacktip sharks, and manta rays remain the unforgettable moments of Rangiroa. You jump into the water in awe, not really knowing what you will discover. Small, quiet corners inside the lagoon allow you to try diving in the middle of a nursery of reef fish: surgeonfish, jacks, barracudas. The TopDive training center offers PADI, SSI, FFESSM, and CMAS training courses from the first dive to the Advanced Open Water Diver. Here, choose the specializations Drift Diving and Shark Diving, you won't regret it! TopDive offers nitrox diving to divers who are already certified. Stroll from one island to another with the Top Dive Pass to discover the underwater world with advantages: pay for 10 dives and consume 11! Rangiroa is a no man's land, far from the hustle and bustle of tourism, a diving hub for the initiated. There are several fun excursions to take, including glass-bottom boat rides and a trip to the Blue Lagoon on the island of pink reefs and sand. [+]

  • Hammerhead sharks Watching
  • Accomodations and diving
  • fast boat
From 37,00 €

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NTR Dive
France  - Cavalaire
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NTR DIVE, directed by Raphaël Rousselle, is a diving school specialized in Nitrox, Trimix, Rebreather diving. It is a concept of itinerant Tek diving school, that is to say that you can choose the places of your explorations and your trainings among the list of the partner centers: CIP Nice, Subvision in Golfe Juan, CIP Fréjus, Club Sous L'eau in Saint-Raphaël, Easy Dive in Cannes and Juan les Pins, la Rague plongée in Mandelieu la Napoule, H20 Sainte-Maxime, Tiki Dive in Cavalaire, Eau Bleue in Cavalaire, Be Free to dive in Villeneuve Loubet, le Gîte de plongée du Gapeau, Saint P'hyères Plongée in. .. Hyères. NTR DIVE offers you a tailor-made service of training and exploration dedicated to Tek, Nitrox and Trimix diving, in open circuit and rebreather. The services also include the sale, rental, and maintenance of top-of-the-range equipment. This school offers you its training courses with certifications from the different organizations IANTD and FFESSM/CMAS. Raphy is an approved technician of the biggest brands of teak equipment and shares his expertise with you as an official dealer of rEvo and AP diving rebreathers. [+]

  • Tek training abroad
  • Lake diving
  • Tek travel
From 12,00 €

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Phi Phi Island Dive Village
Thailand  - Krabi
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Phi Phi Island Dive Village is located in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand inside the Phi Phi Island Beach Resort & Spa. But, of course, you can come and dive while staying at another hotel. No need to go around the island to find out which center is the cheapest, all the centers practice about the same rates for 2 dives of 50 minutes each, in two different places, around the island of Koh Phi Phi Ley. Diving trips in small groups of 4 divers maximum. Boat trips are maintained even when there are only 2 participants. The boats leave early in the morning so there are fewer people on the sites. You’ll be doing your second successive dive by the time the others arrive ! Very friendly welcome by a multilingual team, in a relaxed atmosphere. You can feel the team wants to please and share a passion. The organization is pro. Do not hesitate to buy the photo package on USB key for 25 €. These are incredible memories and seeing four sharks and a turtle on your first diving must not be forgotten ! Quality equipment Rental. Phi Phi Beach Resort & Spa is located on Long Beach It has a beach facing Koh Phi Phi Ley. Opportunity to snorkel by the beach and swim up to Shark Point. 2 km from the Center. Accessible by boat in 15 mn or in 30 to 40 minutes’ walk. Transfers are free from the ferry - whatever the time of arrival – also for the 2 main ferry departures at 8 am and 1 pm. Taxi boats links with the center of Tonsai all day long for 2.5 to 3.8 €. [+]

  • No equipment carrying
  • Accomodations
  • Nautical activities
From 97,12 €

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BB Divers Koh Chang
Thailand  - Koh Chang
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BB Divers Koh Chang is located in Koh Chang, Thailand. It´s a PADI IDC 5 star center open daily, offers training from beginner to instructor with regular IDCs. It's possible to free dive and daily excursions are offered on the nearby reefs. Services include transfers to hotels, lunches, drinks, manuals, and PADI certifications, the use of all equipment, a certified guide for recreational diving and a certified instructor for training, speaking several languages. The embarkation takes place on traditional Thai fishing boats, modified and adapted for diving, the Blue Lagoon for 50 divers and 100 blocks and the small boat Sky Saeng for 30 divers and 40 blocks. There are chilling areas as well as spaces to get equipped and dis-equipped. It's an environmentally friendly center with water fountains on boats, reusable dishes to avoid disposable plastics, pick-up of plastic bags underwater by guides and customers, use of Biodiesel by boats, pooling of boats during the low season to limit oil and pollution. Beach cleaning is made by the shop and offers to customers. They join the Nemo project with the reintroduction of clownfish in Koh Rang National Park. During the dive they monitor the coral with slates representing the color of the different corals, checking the colors and vitality of corals to determine if they are affected by time or their positioning. They also offer 4-day reef conservation training to learn all about corals, their vulnerability and conservation, recognize fish, and work on your buoyancy control. [+]

  • Accomodations and diving
  • Protected Marine Park
  • Friendly atmosphere
From 27,05 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Nudibranch ?

Egypt - Dahab, Red SeaEgypt - El Gouna, Red SeaEgypt - El Quseir, Red SeaEgypt - Hamata, Red SeaEgypt - Hurghada, Red SeaEgypt - Marsa Alam, Red SeaEgypt - Safaga, Red SeaEgypt - Sharm El Sheikh, Red SeaFrance - Bandol, Sanary,-sur-Mer, Six-Four-les-Plages,ToulonFrance - Cannes, Mandelieu-le-Napoule, Théoule-sur-MerFrance - Carry-le-RouetFrance - Cerbère and BanyulsFrance - CorsicaFrance - Fréjus and Saint-RaphaëlFrance - Hyères, Bormes-les-Mimosas, La Londe-les-Maures and Le LavandouFrance - La Ciotat, Saint Cyr-les-Lecques France - MarseilleFrance - Mediterranean seaFrance - Menton and MonacoFrance - NiceFrance - Sainte-MaximeFrance - Saint-TropezFrance - Snorkeling at Port-CrosIndonesia - Amed, BaliIndonesia - BaliIndonesia - Bangka, Talise, GanggaIndonesia - Bunaken and Siladen, SulawesiIndonesia - Kubu, BaliIndonesia - LembehIndonesia - Lombok IslandIndonesia - Manado, Sulawesi Indonesia - Misool, Raja AmpatIndonesia - North Sulawesi IslandIndonesia - Raja Ampat, in WasaiIndonesia - Tulamben, BaliItaly - Europe's largest Marine Park, in MarettimoItaly - the Marine Park of Naples, Area Kingdom of NeptuneItaly - the Marine Park of Naples, the Parco Sommerso di Gaiola Maldives - Angaga Island, Ari Atoll Maldives - Dhuni Kolhu Island, Baa Atoll Maldives - Filitheyo Island, Nilandhe AtollMaldives - Kandooma Island, South Male Atoll Maldives - Kuredu Island, Lhaviyani Atoll Maldives - Maayafushi Island, Ari Atoll North Maldives - Vilamendhoo Island, Ari Atoll Malta - Malta, Gozo and CominoMexico - Cabo PulmoMexico - MahahualMexico - Puerto MorelosMexico - VeracruzPolynesia - Bora BoraPolynesia - FakaravaPolynesia - HuahinePolynesia - MoreaPolynesia - Raiatea and Taha'a IslandsPolynesia - RangiroaPolynesia - TahitiPolynesia - TetiaoraPortugal - PenicheSardinia - CannigioneSardinia - Loiri Porto San PaoloSardinia - PalauSardinia - the National Park of the Maddalena ArchipelagoSicily - MarettimoSicily - Ustica IslandSouth Africa - Sodwana BaySpain - Cadaques, Costa BravaSpain - Cala Joncols, Costa BravaSpain - Cala Montjoi, Costa BravaSpain - Costa BravaSpain - Palamos, Costa BravaThailand - Andaman SeaThailand - Gulf of ThailandThailand - Khao LakThailand - Koh ChangThailand - Koh KoodThailand - Koh LantaThailand - Koh LipeThailand - Koh PhanganThailand - Koh Phi PhiThailand - Koh RachaThailand - Koh SamuiThailand - Koh TaoThailand - PhuketThailand - Phuket

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Egypt - Dahab
Egypt - El Gouna
Egypt - Qoseir
Egypt - Hamata
Egypt - Hurghada
Egypt - Marsa Alam
Egypt - Safaga
Egypt - Sharm El Sheik
France - Var
France - Alpes Maritimes
France - Bouches du Rhone
France - Languedoc Roussillon
France - Corse
Indonesia - Bali.
Indonesia - Bangka.
Indonesia - Bunaken.
Indonesia - Sulawesi.
Indonesia - Lombok.
Indonesia - Raja Ampat.
Italy - Marettimo
Italy - Naples
Maldives - Ari Atoll
Maldives - Baa Atoll
Maldives - Filitheyo
Maldives - Male Atoll
Maldives - Kuredu
Malta - Malte
Mexico - Cabo San Lucas
Mexico - Mahahual
Mexico - Puerto Morelos
Mexico - Veracruz
Polynesia - Bora Bora
Polynesia - Fakarava
Polynesia - Huahine
Portugal - Peniche
Sardinia - Cannigione
Sardinia - Loiri Porto San Paolo
Sardinia - Palau
Sicily - Marettimo
Sicily - Ustica
Spain - Cadaqués
Spain - Cala Joncols
Spain - Cala Monjoi
Spain - Roses
Spain - El Puerto de la Selva
Spain - Palamos
Spain - Tarragone
Thailand - Surin
Thailand - Khaolak
Thailand - Koh Chang
Thailand - Koh Kood
Thailand - Koh Lanta
Thailand - Koh Lipe
Thailand - Koh Phangan
Thailand - Phi Phi Island
Thailand - Phuket
Thailand - Koh Samui
Thailand - Koh Tao
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Polynesia - Moorea
 
 
 
 
 
Polynesia - Raiatea
 
 
 
 
 
Polynesia - Rangiroa
Polynesia - Tahiti
 
 
 
 
 
 
Polynesia - Tetiaora
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa - Sodwana Bay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand - Koh Tao
 
 
 
 
 
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