Glossodoris sedna

Author
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Common Names
  • Red-tipped Sea Goddess

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
2 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bahamas to Belize; East Pacific
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • hard substrate
  • nonindigenous to Gulf of Mexico?
References

  • Lyons, W. G. 1989a. Atlantic records of Glossodoris sedna (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia): a correction. The Veliger 32(4): 412.

  • Valdés, A., J. Hamann, D. W. Behrens, and A. DuPont. 2006. Caribbean Sea Slugs. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Gig Harbor, Washington. vii + 289 pp.

Endnotes

  • Glossodoris sedna: Valdés et al. (2006) regarded this species as possibly introduced from the Eastern Pacific.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute. Since 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 11-14-2025.

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