New Sea Slug: <i>Flabellina goddardi</i> (IMAGE)

California Academy of Sciences

New Sea Slug: <i>Flabellina goddardi</i>

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This new species of nudibranch (also known as a sea slug) was discovered in Carpinteria State Park in Southern California. Dr. Terry Gosliner from the California Academy of Sciences, a world-renowned expert on nudribranchs, named this species Flabellina goddardi after biologist Jeff Goddard, who discovered the creature in a shallow tidepool. The bright red and orange tips on the nudibranch's body warn potential predators that this sea slug is toxic.

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Jeff Goddard, California Academy of Sciences

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