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Hooded Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) <!--갯민숭달팽이류-->
| Subject: | Hooded Nudibranch (Melibe leonina)
| | Poster: | Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)
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| Resolution: 1596x1352
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Date: 2005:02:14 00:36:32
Upload Date: 2005:02:14 00:39:23
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Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Hooded Nudibranch, Melibe leonina, is also called the Lion Nudibranch. This mollusk is almost transparent with a slight yellowish-green cast. Unlike other nudibranchs, Melibe have no radula and M. Leonina has no jaws. It uses its oral hood, lined with 2 rows of tentacles to capture prey. Found in offshore kelpbeds and eelgrass meadows.
Image ID: nerr0799, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: North Puget Sound, Anacortes, Washington
Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/ |
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