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Hermissenda crassicornis

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Hermissenda crassicornis

Higher classification
  
Hermissenda

Superfamily
  
Aeolidioidea

Genus
  
Hermissenda

Phylum
  
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Species

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Hermissenda, Flabellina iodinea, Aeolidioidea, Flabellina, Dendronotus

Hermissenda crassicornis is a species of brightly coloured, sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

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Hermissenda crassicornis


Distribution

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This nudibranch lives from Kodiak Island, Alaska, to Northern California. It is replaced by Hermissenda opalescens to the south of Northern California.

Habitat

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This species is found in various habitats, including the intertidal zone of rocky shores, but also in bays and estuaries.

Description

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The species grows to be about 50 mm, or about 2 inches. The colour of this nudibranch varies from one locality to another, but it is always easily recognizable by the orange stripe along its head area and the white stripes on the cerata.

Life habits

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This nudibranch feeds on hydroids and other marine organisms such as ascidians and sea anemones. It sometimes attacks other nudibranchs, and will eat smaller specimens of its own species.

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References

Hermissenda crassicornis Wikipedia


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