The orange-peel doris, Acanthodoris lutea, is a nudibranch sea slug of the family Acanthodorididae described by MacFarland in 1925, found along the Pacific coast of North America from Cape Arago, Oregon to northern Baja California, Mexico. It grows to about 30 millimeters and is covered in a bright orange papillated dorsum flecked with yellow specks, a warning coloration to predators, and when handled it often gives off a smell of sandalwood. Its coloration can vary from white to brown depending on habitat and diet.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Orange-Peel Doris
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1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ3204303, descriptionView the Source 3. Wikidata: Orange-Peel Doris
Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source 4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Acanthodoris lutea
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2292105, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2292105, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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