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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Doris montereyensis Cooper, 1863 | |
Monterey Sea-lemon | |
Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Doridina: Eudoridoidea: Dorididae | |
Geographic Range: Kachemak Bay, AK, to San Diego, CA. | Synonyms: Archidoris montereyensis. |
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Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 26 Oct 2007; ~34mm total length. |
Description: Ground color variable, light yellow to dark orange. Dorsum with numerous low, rounded tubercles of various sizes. Dorsum bears many irregular blotches of brown to black which extend up onto the tubercles. Rhinophores yellow to orange, with 20-30 lamellae. Branchial plumes 7, tri- to quadripinnate, yellow to orange.May be distinguished from the similar Peltodoris nobilis which has 6 greyish-white branchial plumes which are tipped with white, and in which the brown to black pigment on the dorsum does not extend up onto the tubercles. |
Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 26 Oct 2007; ~26mm total length. |
Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 23 Dec 2007; 37mm total length. |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 9 Apr 2008; 27mm total length. |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 9 Apr 2008; 27mm total length. Close-up of rhinophore. |
Scott Cr., Santa Cruz Co., CA; 26 Apr 2009; 28mm total length. |
Scott Creek, Santa Cruz Co., CA; 10 Dec 2008; ~18mm total length. |