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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Cadlina sparsa (Odhner, 1921) | |
Dark-spot Cadlina | |
Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Doridina: Eudoridoidea: Chromodorididae | |
Geographic Range: Marin Co., CA, to San Diego, CA; Bahia de Banderas, Mexico; Panama; Chile. | Synonyms: |
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Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 12 Dec 2008; 27mm total length. |
Description: Ground color cream to very light yellow. An irregular series of 7-13 or more small, brown to black dots with yellow centers occurs longitudinally on either side of the dorsum. Rhinophores yellow to yellowish-tan, with 8-12 lamellae. Branchial plumes 12, unipinnate, light yellow to light yellowish-tan. The brown to black dots with yellow centers distinguish it from both Cadlina flavomaculata and Cadlina modesta, which have yellow spots. |
Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 12 Dec 2008; 27mm total length. |
Monterey Breakwater, Monterey Co., CA; 22 Mar 1972; 20mm total length. |
Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 27 May 2009; 24mm total length. Close-up of rhinophore. |
Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey Co., CA; 27 May 2009; 24mm total length. |