Triopha catalinae
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Triopha catalinae, commonly known as the sea clown Triopha, is a species of colorful nudibranch sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
The species is named after Santa Catalina Island, California.
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[edit] Distribution
This species lives in the Eastern Pacific from Alaska to Mexico, and has also been found in Japan and South Korea.
[edit] Life habits
This nudibranch grazes on bryozoans.
[edit] References
[edit] Books
- Berhrens, D. W., 1980, Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: A guide to the opisthobranchs of the northeastern Pacific, Sea Challenger Books, Washington.
[edit] External links
- Sea Slug Forum: [1]
