Triopha catalinae, commonly known as the sea clown triopha or sea clown, is a species of colorful sea slug called a nudibranch. Sea clowns are a shell-less marine, gastronomic mollusk in the taxonomic family Polyceridae.
The species' Latin name is named after Santa Catalina Island, California.
Distribution This species lives in the Western Pacific from Alaska to Mexico, and has also been found in Japan and South Korea.Berhrens, D. W., 1980, Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: A guide to the opisthobranchs of the northeastern Pacific, Sea Challenger Books, Washington.Triopha catalinae (Cooper, 1863) Sea Slug Forum, accessed 17 July 2009.
Life habits This nudibranch grazes on bryozoans.
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