Orange-peel Doris
Acanthodoris lutea MacFarland, 1925
Description 2
Dorsum orange to orange-red, with small yellow flecks and numerous large, pointed conical tubercles. Rhinophores long with about 20-26 lamellae. Branchial plumes 9, bipinnate, greyish-white. Labial tentacles large and auriculate, extending nearly to edge of dorsum.
Size 2
Typically about 25mm in length, but may reach 39mm.
Geographic Range 2
Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, to Cabo Colnett, Baja California, Mexico.
Notes 2
May emit pungent odor of cedar when handled. Jeff Goddard reports that it preys on the bryozoan, Alcyonidium sp.
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| Classification | Doridina |
|---|---|
| Rhinophores | perfoliate |
| Body | doridiform |
| Dorsum | with conical tubercles |
| Labial tentacles | large & auriculate & extending nearly to edge of dorsum |
