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Dirona albolineata (Chalk-lined nudibranch)
Copyright ©
2005 Mary Jo Adams
This
is a gorgeous animal. Watch for it in rocky areas in the low intertidal.
It is very distinctive with the brilliant white lines against a
background that may be faintly purple, pink, gray, or nearly translucent.
This species feeds on snails, anemones, bryozoans, and ascidians.
It is generally less than 2 inches long. Scuba divers may
see this nudibranch in water up to 100 feet deep.
Other
common names for this species are frosted nudibranch, alabaster
nudibranch, and white-lined nudibranch.
This page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 10/26/05.
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Additional
information on this species may be found as follows:
Pacific
Coast Nudibranchs: A Guide to the Opisthobranchs, Alaska to Baja
California by David W. Behrens, Sea Challengers, Second edition,
1991, p 80.
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