North Island Explorer: Guide to North Vancouver Island

 

 

Barnacle-eating Nudibranch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barnacle-eating Nudibranch

Photo 1: A Barnacle-eating nudibranch living up to its name. (Photo taken at Open Bay, Quadra Island.)

 

Barnacle-eating nudibranch: Onchidoris bilamellata

Common Names: Barnacle-eating Dorid

 

This nudibranch, which is usually a mottled grey and brown, is often found in clusters in the intertidal zone feasting on barnacles.

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Life Guide to North Vancouver Island