MacFarland's Chromodorid

Felimida macfarlandi, also called Macfarland's nudibranch is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1901 and named Chromodoris mcfarlandi. Cockerell went on to give a fuller description of this species in 1902. It has also been known as Glossodoris macfarlandi.

Description

The body grows to a length of 44 mm. The slug is purple with orange stripes, sometimes has a short tail that looks like a flower, and two ear-like spots on the side of the head.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Central California, USA to Baja California, Mexico.