Anisodoris nobilis   (MacFarland, 1905)

Pacific sea-lemon

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Anisodoris nobilis

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Nudibranchia | Discodorididae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 229 m (Ref. 822).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 312)

Short description Morphology

Body is oval. Coarse bumps called tubercles cover the body. It is orange-yellow to light yellow with dark brown to black blotches between bumps on its back. Gill plume is white and near the rear end. It has a fruity odor that seems to discourage predators.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Habitat: Found in the low intertidal to subtidal zone. Diet: sponges and detritus (Ref. 312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth. 1999. (Ref. 312)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.6 - 22.6, mean 8.5 (based on 104 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.