Armina californica from Monterey, CA

February 17, 2004
From: Clinton Bauder


Hi Bill,
I was doing a deep dive in Monterey Bay and happened across an interesting nudibranch; Armina californica. This is a new one for me. Visibility was bad which made the dive rather like a night dive (except darker!) which may explain why this guy was out in plain sight.

I found it at the end of the dive and was a bit rushed but I think it was about 10 cm long. Depth was about 60m and the second photo shows a sea pen which may be a prey item though I did not observe that behavior.
Clinton Bauder

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Bauder, C., 2004 (Feb 17) Armina californica from Monterey, CA. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12228

Thanks Clinton,
Bill Rudman

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