Triopha catalinae

Photo 1:  Triopha catalinae or the Clown Nudibranch.  

 

Seen on dock pilings at Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA. 

 

Photo used with permission by  Michael D. Miller of the Slug Site. 

Triopha catalinae

 

•Suborder:  Doridacea

 

•Family: Polyceratidae

 

Commonly referred to as the Orange-Spotted Nudibranch or the Sea Clown

 

Size:  Up to 7 to 15 cm. 

 

Habitat:  Mid-intertidal to 35 meters.  Found in tidepools and kelp beds.

 

Range:  Alaska to Mexico

 

 

(Behrens 1991, Sept 1999)