Hermissenda crassicornis
Photo by Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy took these three photos of Hermissenda crassicornis, the opalescent-sea-slug while diving at Race Rocks. Note the bright stripe on the forehead between the sensory rhinophores.
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- The sea slug seems to be trying to take a jellyfish away from an anemone?
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- Close up of Hermissenda sp.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Hermissenda |
| Species: | H. crassicornis |
| Hermissenda crassicornis Eschscholtz, 1831Return to the Race Rocks Taxonomy Index and gallery | |
This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, faculty, volunteers and staff of Lester B. Pearson College– Oct 2010 , by Ryan Murphy