Geitodoris heathi
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| Geitodoris heathi (Macfarland, 1905) |
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Discodoris heathi |
Geitodoris heathi, common name "Heath's dorid", is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
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[edit] Distribution
This species of dorid nudibranch lives in the eastern Pacific, from Alaska to Baja California.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
[edit] Books
- Behrens David W., 1980, Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: a guide to the opisthobranchs of the northeastern Pacific, Sea Challenger Books, California
[edit] External links
- Sea Slug Forum fact sheet for this species: [1]
