<i>Doto greenamyeri</i> Nudibranch (IMAGE)

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<i>Doto greenamyeri</i> Nudibranch

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In 2015, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 102 new plant and animal species to our family tree, enriching our understanding of Earth's complex web of life and strengthening our ability to make informed conservation decisions. The new species include two frogs, 23 ants, three beetles, eight wasps, 11 spiders, 26 fishes, nine sea slugs, two corals, nine plants, one water bear, and eight new viruses. Two flashy new nudibranch species from southern Africa -- the cartoonishly bulbous Doto greenamyeri (pictured here) and Doto splendidisima--were discovered during a student training expedition led by Gosliner in 2008. Gosliner discovered several more sea slugs during the Academy's 2015 expedition to the Philippines.

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