Aeolidiella oliviae

Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Aeolidiella oliviae MacFarland, 1966
Olive's Aeolid
Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Aeolidina: Aeolidiidae
Geographic Range: Duxbury Reef, Marin Co., CA, to Bahia Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico.	Synonyms: Spurilla oliviae
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Great Tidepool, Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., CA; 26 May 2009; 22mm total length.	Description: Ground color translucent greyish-white, often with a patch of pale orange in cardiac region. Cerata usually with whitish tips, cores light rose to bright orange. Rhinophores orange-vermilion, with about 10-14 oblique lamellae. Oral tentacles usually encrusted with opaque white distally. Foot corners produced. Size: Typically about 20mm in length, but may reach 35mm. Notes: Feeds on various species of sea anemones.
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 5 Mar 2008; 15mm total length.	Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 5 Mar 2008; 15mm total length.
Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 18 Feb 2008; 16mm total length.	Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 18 Feb 2008; 16mm total length.
Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 27 May 2009; 22mm total length.

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