Melibe leonina

Hooded nudibranch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Dendronotacea
Family: Tethydidae
Genus: Melibe
Species:
M. leonina
Binomial name
Melibe leonina
(A. Gould, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Chioraera dalli Heath, 1917
  • Chioraera leonina Gould, 1852
  • Melibe pellucida Bergh, 1904

Melibe leonina, commonly referred to as the hooded nudibranch, lion nudibranch, or lion's mane nudibranch, is a species of predatory nudibranch in the family Tethydidae.

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