Molluscs - Reef Life of the Andaman - Part 14

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Molluscs (mollusks, Mollusca) including cowries, sea slugs (in particular, nudibranchs) and giant clams. Part 14 of my DVD, "Reef Life of the Andaman", available at http://www.bubblevision.com/marine-life-DVD.htm or view the whole 2-hour video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncUVddkK3Q The first category of molluscs we look at is cowries in the family Cypraeidae, which is in the class gastropods (Gastropoda). Cowries have a pretty, glossy shell which can be covered by their bilobed mantle. The mole cowry (Talparia talpa) and tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris) are two common species that feature from the Mergui Archipelago in Burma (Myanmar). We then take a look at some of the sea slugs (opisthobranchs, Opisthobranchia) to be found in the Andaman Sea. The area has many pretty nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) and amongst others we find a Goniobranchus geminus at Richelieu Rock, north of the Similan Islands in Thailand, and a group of 3 Goniobranchus annulatus at Black Rock in the Mergui Archipelago. Wart slugs in the family Phyllidiidae are also represented, particularly those of the Phyllidia genus such as Phyllidia varicosa. Finally we take a look at the fluted giant clam, Tridacna squamosa, which is a large bivalve (bivalvia) found on many Thailand dive sites. The following closed captions/subtitles are available by clicking the CC button under the video: NARRATION / COMMENTARY: - English - German (Deutscher Kommentar) - Spanish (Narración en Español) MARINE LIFE & DIVE SITE NAMES - Dutch (Nederlandse Namen) - English - German (Deutsche Bezeichnungen) - Thai ( ชื่อภาษาไทย & จุดดำน้ำ ) Please get in touch with me if you would like to help translate the narration or marine life names into other languages. Thanks to Mark Ellison for the first music track, "Hidden Depths", and to Kevin MacCleod (http://www.incompetch.com) for the second music track, "Deliberate Thought". I have more scuba diving videos and underwater footage on my website at: http://www.bubblevision.com I post updates about my videos, and interesting underwater videos from other filmmakers here: http://www.facebook.com/bubblevision http://www.twitter.com/nicholashope The video was shot by Nick Hope with a Sony VX2000 DV camera in a Gates housing. It was edited in Sony Vegas Pro then deinterlaced with QTGMC and upscaled to 720p HD in AviSynth. Thanks to Santana Diving of Phuket (http://www.santanaphuket.com), to Elfi and Uli Erfort and Daniel Bruehwiler for help with the German translation, and to Frank Nelissen for the Dutch subtitles. Full list of molluscs and dive sites featured in this video: 00:00 Red-Legged Swimming Crab, Portunus (Portunus) convexus, Nurse Bank 00:05 Mole Cowry, Talparia talpa, Western Rocky Island 00:47 Tiger Cowrie, Cypraea tigris, Shark Cave 00:56 Tiger Cowrie, Cypraea tigris, Pinnacle Arch 01:06 Arabian Cowrie, Mauritia arabica, Moving Wall 01:37 Black-Margined Doriprismatica, Doriprismatica atromarginata, King Cruiser 01:42 Strickland's Halgerda, Halgerda stricklandi, Shark Cave 01:47 Ornate Sap-Sucking Slug, Elysia ornata, Staghorn Reef, Black Rock 01:54 Twin Goniobranchus, Goniobranchus geminus, Richelieu Rock 02:00 Girdled Glossodoris, Glossodoris cincta, Shark Cave 02:05 Ringed Goniobranchus, Goniobranchus annulatus, Black Rock 02:15 Ridged Dermatobranchus, Dermatobranchus gonatophorus, Richelieu Rock 02:21 Indian Caloria, Caloria indica, Black Rock 02:32 Beautiful Hypselodoris, Hypselodoris pulchella, Black Rock 02:46 Ringed Goniobranchus, Goniobranchus annulatus, Black Rock 02:51 Hikueru Glossodoris, Glossodoris hikuerensis, Western Rocky Island 02:55 Spanish Dancer Egg Mass, Koh Tachai 02:59 Nudibranch Egg Mass, Fan Forest Pinnacle 03:04 Gemma's Phyllidiopsis, Phyllidiopsis gemmata, Staghorn Reef, Racha Yai 03:08 Krempf's Phyllidiopsis, Phyllidiopsis krempfi, Banana Bay, Racha Noi 03:12 Black Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella nigra, Shark Cave 03:16 Pustulose Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Shark Point 03:20 Pustulose Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Koh Ha 03:24 Ocellate Phyllidia, Phyllidia ocellata, Staghorn Reef, Racha Yai 03:29 Ocellate Phyllidia, Phyllidia ocellata, Phi Phi Island 03:33 Varicose Phyllidia, Phyllidia varicosa, Black Rock 03:37 Varicose Phyllidia, Phyllidia varicosa, Rocky Point 03:42 Varicose Phyllidia, Phyllidia varicosa, Angel's Finger 03:47 Fluted Giant Clam, Tridacna squamosa, Home Run, Racha Yai 03:56 Fluted Giant Clam, Tridacna squamosa, South Reef, Racha Noi 04:10 Fluted Giant Clam, Tridacna squamosa, Snapper Alley, Similans 04:25 Tuna Wreck, Similans