Cadlina modesta explained

Cadlina modesta, common name the modest cadlina, is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Point Pinos, California. It is reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico.^[2]

Description

The size of the body attains 35 mm.

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S.; Caballer, M. (2015). Cadlina modesta MacFarland, 1966. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-26.
2. Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 79.