Pacifia goddardi
I found this specimen, the only known at the time, in the low rocky intertidal at the south end of Carpinteria beach on 8 May 2008. The specimen was 33 mm long extended, with the delicate tail alone accounting for 14 mm of the total length.
In September 2010, this species was named after me by Terry Gosliner (Gosliner TM (2010) Two new species of nudibranch mollusks from the coast of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61:623-631).
This species is characterized externally by its smooth rhinophores, long tail and cephalic tentacles, pointed foot corners, red and orange tipped cerata, and lack of pigmentation on the head, body and tentacles.
I would of course love to hear about any new finds of this species!
Pacifia goddardi
I found this specimen, the only known at the time, in the low rocky intertidal at the south end of Carpinteria beach on 8 May 2008. The specimen was 33 mm long extended, with the delicate tail alone accounting for 14 mm of the total length.
In September 2010, this species was named after me by Terry Gosliner (Gosliner TM (2010) Two new species of nudibranch mollusks from the coast of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61:623-631).
This species is characterized externally by its smooth rhinophores, long tail and cephalic tentacles, pointed foot corners, red and orange tipped cerata, and lack of pigmentation on the head, body and tentacles.
I would of course love to hear about any new finds of this species!