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Dirona pellucida (Golden dirona)
Copyright © 2007 Mary Jo Adams
This strikingly beautiful nudibranch is reddish to golden orange with white spots on the body and white markings on the cerata that lend a frosted appearance. Although usually smaller, it can attain a length of 5 inches/12 cm. This species feeds on bryozoans. Its range extends from Norton Sound, Alaska to Puget Sound, Washington. This nudibranch has also been known as Dirona aurantia.
This page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 3/17/07.
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