NHM Expeditions - Costa Rica

	Nudibranchs are a type of mollusks, and mollusks are a diverse group of animals that include snails, clams and other bivalves, squid and octopi. Learn more »
	Nudibranchs are fundamental to our understanding of evolutionary processes in general and more particularly of a major event in the evolution of mollusks. Learn more »
	Nudibranchs are common inhabitants of all oceans and have been found from the intertidal zone in tide pools to some of the deepest oceanic trenches. Learn more »
	The primary objective of the this research project is to better understand the evolutionary relationships of nudibranchs and to revise their classification to reflect this new understanding. Learn more »
	During this trip it was our hope to find specimens of several new species of opisthobranchs, especially dorid nudibranchs. Learn more »