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Geitodoris heathi

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Suborder
  
Scientific name
  
Geitodoris heathi

Phylum
  
Order
  
Opisthobranchia

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Rank
  
Species

Geitodoris heathi

Similar
  
Geitodoris, Doris odhneri, Acanthodoris nanaimoensis, Doris montereyensis, Dendronotus albus

Geitodoris heathi


Geitodoris heathi, common name "Heath's dorid", is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.

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Distribution

This species of dorid nudibranch lives in the eastern Pacific, from Alaska to Baja California.

Description

This nudibranch grows to be about 45 mm, or almost 2 inches in length. It can be white or yellow or even a sort of pinkish color, and sometimes has small dark spots.

References

Geitodoris heathi Wikipedia


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