Warty Baeolidia

Warty Baeolidia
Name: Warty Baeolidia
Scientific Name: Baeolidia nodosa
Family: Aeolid Nudibranchs
Taxonomic: Aeolidiidae
ID Group: Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares
Size: up to 0.6 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen very rarely

The Warty Baeolidia is pale greenish, brown, or white with small purple rings on the head and on open areas along the back. The body has many short finger-like cerata. Its thin tentacles and rhinophores are partly clear with tiny white dots on them.

This small Nudibranch lives among algae, where it stays well hidden.