Spanish shawl

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iSpanish shawl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Opisthobranchia Suborder: Nudibranchia Genus: Flabellina Species: F. iodinea
Binomial name
Flabellina iodinea Cooper, 1862

The Spanish shawl (Flabellina iodinea) is a nudibranch native to the North American west coast. It has been reported as far north as British Columbia, Canada and as far south as Punta Asuncion, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and in addition to this in the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.^[1]. It displays a stunning set of colors, the body being purple, the gills being orange and the rhinophores being scarlet red.

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1. ^ Spanish Shawl. The Slugsite. Retrieved on 16 April 2006.

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