Christmas Tree Hydroid Learchis

Christmas Tree Hydroid Learchis
Name: Christmas Tree Hydroid Learchis
Scientific Name: Learchis poica
Family: Aeolid Nudibranchs
Taxonomic: Facelinidae
ID Group: Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares
Size: up to 1 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Nudibranch has a transparent body with orange hues and a white stripe running down its back. It has black or brown clusters of elongated cerata along its sides, and its rhinophores are not smooth.

The Christmas Tree Hydroid Learchis feeds on Christmas Tree Hydroids.