Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Acanthodoris hudsoni MacFarland, 1905 | |
Hudson's Horned Dorid | |
Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Doridina: Anadoridoidea: Onchidorididae | |
Geographic Range: Three Entrance Bay, Alaska to San Diego, CA. | Synonyms: |
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 23 Nov 2007; ~15mm total length. |
Description: Dorsum
whitish, covered with numerous pointed papillae which are tipped with yellow. A yellow band around margin of dorsum. Rhinophores long with about 22-24 lamellae. Branchial plumes 5, bipinnate, greyish-white, usually tipped with yellow. The long rhinophores and pointed papillae distinguish this species from the more common Cadlina luteomarginata which has rounded tubercles on the dorsum and shorter rhinophores. |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 23 Nov 2007; ~15mm total length. |
Asilomar, Monterey Co., CA; 12 Nov 2008; 12mm total length. |
Asilomar, Monterey Co., CA; 24 July 2009; 19mm total length. |