Tyrannodoris leonis explained

Tyrannodoris leonis is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jul 26). Comment on Roboastra leonis - Feeding behaviour by Alicia Hermosillo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   References

2. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (July 21) Roboastra leonis Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Distribution

   This species was described from the Galapagos Islands. It is also found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, from Costa Rica to the Gulf of California.

   Description

   Tyrannodoris leonis reaches approximately 30 mm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Tyrannodoris, it is carnivorous, feeding on other seaslugs.^[1]