Pacifia goddardi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Unidentiidae.[2][3][4] This species was recently discovered by Jeff Goddard, and named by his friend, Terry Gosliner. It was found while searching for another species in Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara, California.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Unidentiidae |
| Genus: | Pacifia |
| Species: | P. goddardi
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Description
editThe body is translucent white, with mature specimens being approximately 33 mm long. It has smooth rhinophores, with orange-tipped, subapical red bands on the cerata.[5]
It produces eggs in a long, convoluted ribbon, which hatch into planktotrophic veliger larvae.[5]
Distribution
editPacifia goddardi was described from the intertidal zone of Carpinteria State Beach, California.[5] It has also been found at 9 m depth in Las Flores Canyon, off Malibu, at 18 m depth on the south side of West Anacapa Island and at 9 m depth off Point Dume, Malibu, California.[6]
References
edit- ^ Gosliner, T.M. 2010. Two new species of nudibranch mollusks from the coast of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 61: 623–631.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011-01-15). "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Flabellina goddardi Gosliner, 2010". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "UCSB Press Release: "New Species of Sea Slug Discovered by UCSB Marine Scientist "". Ia.ucsb.edu. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ "Photos: Fiery Sea Slug Discovered, Lays Lacy Egg Case". News.nationalgeographic.com. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ a b c d Behrens, D. W. "Opisthobranch of the Week is Flabellina goddardi". Slugsite.us. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Goddard, J.H.R. & C. Hoover. 2016. Distribution, seasonality, and prey specificity of Flabellina goddardi Gosliner, 2010 (Gastropoda: Nudipleura: Aeolidina). The Nautilus 130(4): 146-152
