Not much time tonight, but here are a couple of quick shots of Tritonia festiva, a nudibranch we haven't seen that often in Sonoma County.
Eric got a better view of the dorsal surface with the nice diamond-back pattern:
This one was photographed in the low intertidal zone along the Sonoma Coast on 5 December 2021. I wrote more about Tritonia festiva back in 2012, so for more photos and information check out the post called "Cape Mendocino and Tritonia" from 10 May 2012.
Hello Jackie, I was wondering about size of the Tritonia festiva and a brief online search mentioned size, "up tp 35mm". Is that consistent with the ones y'all have discovered
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Vishnu
Hi, Vishnu!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd estimate the Tritonia in these photos was ~20-25 mm long. And many of the others we've seen have been similar in size.
Jackie