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Noble Dorid

Peltodoris nobilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 390, February 337, March 351, April 436, May 423, June 311, July 266, August 271, September 344, October 352, November 452, December 349.
California5,236
United States5,018
Canada832
British Columbia832
Washington800
Oregon291
Alaska30
Mexico2
Baja California2

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNudibranchs · Nudibranchia
FamilyDiscodorididae
GenusPeltodoris

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