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Opalescent Nudibranch

Hermissenda crassicornis

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

Nudibranch about 3/4 inch long with irridescent body. Found in shallow tidepool near Half Moon Bay, CA, during extreme minus tide.

Habitat:

rocky tidepools

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PublishedJanuary 28, 2012

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