Longhorn Nudibranch

Longhorn Nudibranch
Name: Longhorn Nudibranch
Scientific Name: Austraeolis catina
Family: Aeolid Nudibranchs
Taxonomic: Facelinidae
ID Group: Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares
Size: up to 1 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Nudibranch has an orange translucent body and orange cerata with dark bases, white tips, and a faint yellow-green band at the top. Its rhinophores are ridged with white tips, and it has long tentacles.