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Cadlinidae

9 species · Animals

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Cadlinidae

Cadlina modesta is a species that grows to 35 mm, found from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Cadlina flavomaculata, the yellow-spot cadlina, is a rare northeastern Pacific nudibranch that feeds on the sponge Aplysilla glacialis.

Cadlina limbaughorum is a species of dorid nudibranch sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.

Cadlina luteomarginata, the yellow-edged cadlina, is a white Pacific dorid nudibranch with a yellow mantle rim that produces the terpenoid luteone.

Cadlina sparsa is a species with a maximum recorded body length of 10 mm, found at depths between 2 m and 8 m.

Cadlina laevis, the white Atlantic cadlina, is a North Atlantic nudibranch with color forms tied to depth that preys on encrusting sponges.

Cadlina pellucida is a species of dorid nudibranch sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.

Aldisa sanguinea, the blood-spot dorid, is a species of marine dorid nudibranch that lives along the western North American coast.

Aldisa smaragdina is a camouflaged nudibranch found in the eastern Atlantic that feeds on a specific sponge.

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