Summary ⁸

Melibe leonina, common names the "hooded nudibranch" or the "lion nudibranch", is a species of predatory sea slug, specifically a nudibranch, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Tethydidae.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robin Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/30314434@N06/19870370885/
2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda, http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/2874215615
3. (c) Susannah Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderin_weeta/4348567536/
4. (c) Navaron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13804935@N07/2935454010
5. (c) Robin Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/30314434@N06/15009875422/
6. (c) Robin Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/30314434@N06/15559857802/
7. (c) Robin Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/30314434@N06/19844157726/
8. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melibe_leonina

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Sea Slug Forum
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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