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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1000_01_06_05_08.tif
Species: Dendronotus albus
Common: White Dendronotid nudibranch
Syn.:  
Range: Monterey, CA
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. On Rhodymenia sp. red algae
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1000_01_06_05_09.tif
Species: Dendronotus albus
Common: White Dendronotid nudibranch
Syn.:  
Range: Monterey, CA
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. On Rhodymenia sp. red algae
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1000_01_06_05_10.tif
Species: Dendronotus albus
Common: White Dendronotid nudibranch
Syn.:  
Range: Monterey, CA
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. On Rhodymenia sp. red algae
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1000_01_06_05_13.tif
Species: Dendronotus albus
Common: White Dendronotid nudibranch
Syn.:  
Range: Monterey, CA
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. On Rhodymenia sp. red algae
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_14.jpg
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_06_19.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_06_19a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_01.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_01a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_03.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_03a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_04a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch swimming
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_13.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with diver
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. These large nudibranchs are excellent swimmers and will rock from side to side to propel themsel...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_13a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with diver
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. These large nudibranchs are excellent swimmers and will rock from side to side to propel themsel...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_14a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with diver
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. These large nudibranchs are excellent swimmers and will rock from side to side to propel themsel...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_15a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with diver
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. These large nudibranchs are excellent swimmers and will rock from side to side to propel themsel...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_09.jpg
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch feeding on tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: Eastern temperate Pacific Ocean
Tax.: Nudibranchia
Note: E. Monterey Bay
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_10.jpg
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch feeding on tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: Eastern temperate Pacific Ocean
Tax.: Nudibranchia
Note: E. Monterey Bay
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_07.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with egg mass on tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_08.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with egg mass on tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_08a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with egg mass on tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_09.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_09a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_10.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_10a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2000_11_02_07_11a.tif
Species: Dendronotus iris, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Common: Rainbow nudibranch with tube anemone
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. [Monterey Bay, CA]
Tax.: Dendronotidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: F. The colour of the body is highly variable, ranging from translucent white or gray, to orange or r...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0089.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. Species of the genus Melibe have a large expandable oral hood which is fringed with sensory ten...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0092.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch egg mass, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0093.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch egg mass, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0094.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0095.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0096.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0100.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0102.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0105.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0106.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0108.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0110.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0111.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0113.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0114.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0115.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0116.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0118.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0119.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0122.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0123.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0124.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0125.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0127.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0128.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0129.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0130.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0131.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0132.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0133.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch feeding, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails, plankton feeding, filter feeding

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0134.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails

© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 2004_02_24_JD_0136.jpg
Species: Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
Common: Lion nudibranch, Lion's mane nudibranch
Syn.: n/a
Range: West coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.
Tax.: Tethydidae > Dendronotina > Nudibranchia
Note: G+. This species uses this large muscular oral hood to feed similarly to an island fisherman with a...
KW: sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine snails


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