Cadlina modesta
Macfarland, 1966

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

British Columbia to California.

PHOTO

On red algae, 15 ft. Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Photo: Marli Wakeling.

Characterised by band of yellow spots (mantle glands) around mantle skirt some distance in for the edge. Grows to about 30mm.
See Jeff Goddard's message on feeding.

Reference:
• 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.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 4) Cadlina modesta Macfarland, 1966. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cadlmode

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