Geitodoris heathi
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| Geitodoris heathi in a Central California tide pool, surrounded by red algae and bryozoans | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Opisthobranchia |
| Suborder: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Geitodoris |
| Species: | G. heathi |
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Geitodoris heathi (MacFarland, 1905) |
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Geitodoris heathi, common name "Heath's dorid", is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
This species of dorid nudibranch lives in the eastern Pacific, from Alaska to Baja California.
This nudibranch grows to be about 45 mm, or almost 2 inches in length. It can be white or yellow or even a sort of pinkish color, and sometimes has small dark spots.
Geitodoris heathi, a mating pair
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Geitodoris heathi from Pillar Point, California
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