Pacifia goddardi explained

Pacifia goddardi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Unidentiidae.^{[1] [2] [3]} This species was recently discovered by Jeff Goddard, and named by his friend, Terry Gosliner. It was found while searching for another species in Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara, California.^[4]

Description

The body is translucent white, with mature specimens being approximately 33 mm long. It has smooth rhinophores, with orange-tipped, subapical red bands on the cerata.^[4]

It produces eggs in a long, convoluted ribbon, which hatch into planktotrophic veliger larvae.^[4]

Distribution

Pacifia goddardi was described from the intertidal zone of Carpinteria State Beach, California.^[4] It has also been found at 9 m depth in Las Flores Canyon, off Malibu, at 18 m depth on the south side of West Anacapa Island and at 9 m depth off Point Dume, Malibu, California.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bouchet, P.. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Flabellina goddardi Gosliner, 2010 . Marinespecies.org . 2011-01-15 . 2012-06-04.
2. Web site: UCSB Press Release: "New Species of Sea Slug Discovered by UCSB Marine Scientist " . Ia.ucsb.edu . 2010-09-22 . 2012-06-05.
3. Web site: Photos: Fiery Sea Slug Discovered, Lays Lacy Egg Case . https://web.archive.org/web/20100925223938/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/photogalleries/100923-new-species-sea-slug-nudibranch-science-egg-doily-pictures/#/new-sea-slug-discovered-egg-doily_26532_600x450.jpg . dead . September 25, 2010 . News.nationalgeographic.com . 2010-09-23 . 2012-06-05.
4. Web site: Behrens, D. W.. Opisthobranch of the Week is Flabellina goddardi . Slugsite.us . 2012-06-05.
5. Goddard, J.H.R. & C. Hoover. 2016. Distribution, seasonality, and prey specificity of Flabellina goddardi Gosliner, 2010 (Gastropoda: Nudipleura: Aeolidina). The Nautilus 130(4): 146-152