Anisodoris nobilis? from Oregon

January 9, 2002
From: Phil

Can anyone here positively identify this nudibranch? I found it in a sandy bottomed tidepool near Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon coast [West coast, USA]. There were a lot of sponges on rocks and in tidepools nearby. I believe it is Anisodoris nobilis , but the posts here talk about a white gill plume. This one was orange all over. It was about two inches long.
Thanks,
Phil

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Phil, 2002 (Jan 9) Anisodoris nobilis? from Oregon. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5919

Dear Phil,
Your west coast 'sea lemons' looked so easy to identify until I saw a few photos. Speaking from a position of total ignorance perhaps this is a yellow form of Archidoris montereyensis?? But really I wouldn't like to hazard a guess. I am sure we won't have to wait long though for someone to give us a more knowledgeable identification.
Bill Rudman

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