Description ²

Ground color pure white, occasional individuals may be very light dusty yellow or light brownish. Dorsum with numerous low, rounded tubercles of various sizes. Rhinophores white to very light dusty yellow,with 20-24 lamellae. Branchial plumes 7, tri- to quadripinnate, very finely divided, appearing quite feathery and delicate, white to very light yellow. Labial tentacles slightly triangular to digitiform.

Size ²

A large species, often reaching 100mm in length, but may exceed 200mm in length.

Geographic Range ²

Kenai Peninsula, AK, to San Diego, CA.

Notes ²

Rare in the intertidal, more common subtidally. Preys on several species of sponges.

References ²

MACFARLAND, F. M. 1966. Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 6:1-546, pls. 1-72. PDF

McDONALD, G. R. 1983. A review of the nudibranchs of the California coast. Malacologia 24(1-2):114-276. PDF

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

VALDÉS, Á. 2002c. A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136(4):535-636. PDF

Synonyms ²

Archidoris odhneri, Austrodoris odhneri.

Additional Info ²

WoRMS

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