Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch (Ceratodoris rosacea)

Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch, a reference photo — Photo: Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif. · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Hopkin's rose nudibranch is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae. Previously known as Okenia rosacea, this species was reclassified as Ceratodoris rosacea in 2024.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ceratodoris hiroi
Ceratodoris atkinsonorum

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Ceratodoris
Species: Ceratodoris rosacea

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