Melibe leonina

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: The Hooded Nudibranch, Melibe leonina, is also called the Lion Nudibranch. This mollusk is almost transparent with a slight yellowish-green cast. Unlike other nudibranchs, Melibe have no radula and M. Leonina has no jaws. It uses its oral hood, lined with 2 rows of tentacles to capture prey. Found in offshore kelpbeds and eelgrass meadows. Image ID: nerr0799, NOAA's Estuarine Research Reserve Collection Location: North Puget Sound, Anacortes, Washington. Date:. Source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/nerr0799.htm. Author: NOAA. Permission (Reusing this file): PD.