Summary ³

Phidiana hiltoni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aeolidiidae.

Description ⁴

This aggressive aeolid is common from Marin County to points south. While the dark ceratal cores, red-banded rhinophores, and red "mustache" make it quite distinctive, the red mustache sets it apart from all our other aeolids. It readily eats smaller nudibranchs.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alison Young
2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-ichi/2479381877/
3. Adapted by Alison Young from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidiana_hiltoni
4. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/2845

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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• Sea Slug Forum
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• World Register of Marine Species

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