Description ²

Ground color white, with an irregular row of opaque white glands around edges of dorsum. Dorsum with small low tubercles. Rhinophores white, smooth. Branchial plumes 8, tripinnate. Labial tentacles lobiform.

Size ²

Typically about 20mm in length, but may reach 35mm.

Geographic Range ²

Carmel, Monterey Co., CA, to Gulf of California, Mexico, to Panama; Galapagos Islands.

Notes ²

Found in the middle and low rocky intertidal and subtidal, usually under stones.

References ²

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARINE INVERTEBRATE TAXONOMISTS. 2018. A taxonomic listing of benthic macro- and megainvertebrates from infaunal & epibenthic monitoring and research programs in the southern California bight, edition 12, 1 July 2018, xviii + 167 pp. PDF

Additional Info ²

WoRMS

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Gary McDonald, all rights reserved, uploaded by Gary McDonald
2. (c) Gary McDonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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