Rank Species | Subfamily Triophinae Scientific name Triopha catalinae Higher classification Triopha | |
Similar Triopha, Nudibranch, Molluscs, Gastropods, Dirona |
Clown nudibranch triopha catalinae feeding on a spiral bryozoan
Triopha catalinae, commonly known as the sea clown triopha, is a species of colorful sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
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- Clown nudibranch triopha catalinae feeding on a spiral bryozoan
- Beautiful marine invertebrates closeup barnacle triopha catalinae
- Distribution
- Life habits
- References

The species is named after Santa Catalina Island, California.
Beautiful marine invertebrates closeup barnacle triopha catalinae
Distribution

This species lives in the Eastern Pacific from Alaska to Mexico, and has also been found in Japan and South Korea.
Life habits
This nudibranch grazes on bryozoans.



References
Triopha catalinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA