Peltodoris Nobilis (Sea Lemon)

Description:

• Vary from pale yellow to rich yellow, orange color.
• Can grow nearly 8 inches in length.
• Bilateral Symmetry (Mollusca)
• Hydrostatic Skeleton

Taxonomy:

• Animalia
• Mollusca
• Gastropoda
• Heterobranchia
• Doridoidea
• Peltodoris
• P.Noblilis

Ecology/ Features:

• Gives off pleasant citrus smell.
• Major food source is sponges.
• Species occur in Eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California.
• The gills are the same yellow color as the mantle, and dark spots as seen in the picture often occur due to a dark pigment in some of the tubercles.
• Smooth labial cuticles for ingesting food.