Purple-Crowned Sea Goddess

Purple-Crowned Sea Goddesses
Name: Purple-Crowned Sea Goddess
Scientific Name: Felimare kempii
Family: Dorid Nudibranchs
Taxonomic: Chromodorididae
ID Group: Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares
Size: up to 1 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen very rarely

This Nudibranch has a grayish-blue back with a bright white central stripe and dark spots on the sides. It has purple-blue gills, a purple crown, and rhinophores with white accents, along with a broad yellow band around the edge of its mantle.

The Purple-Crowned Sea Goddess is often found in pairs.