Melibe leonina, Big Sur 2
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Summary[edit] Description: English: An extraordinary density of the hooded nudibranch, Melibe leonina. The hoods of these predatory sea slugs exceeded 15 cm in diameter and were found on dozens of giant kelp between a depth of 15 and 30 feet offshore of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Español: Una extraordinaria densidad del nudibranquio encapuchado, Melibe leonina. Las capuchas de estas babosas marinas predadoras exceden los 15 cm de diámetro y se encontraban por docenas en kelp gigante, a una profundidad entre 4,5 y 9 m, en la costa del Parque Estatal Big Sur, Pfeiffer, EE.UU. Date: 1 August 2011, 14:27:03. Source: http://www.sanctuarysimon.org/photos/photo_info.php?photoID=4583&search=inverts&s=260&page=14. Author: Chad King / NOAA MBNMS.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Nudibranchia (Nudibranchs)
- Dendronotoidea
- Tethydidae
- Melibe
- Melibe leonina (Hooded sea slug)
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