page_title: Acanthodoris lutea
section_title: Life habits
hierarchical_section_title: Acanthodoris lutea / Life habits
caption_attribution_description: English: Nudibranch Acanthodoris lutea at California tide pools is laying eggs. Français&#160;: Le Nudibranche Acanthodoris lutea pond ses œufs dans une flaque d'eau de mer laissée par la marée.
context_page_description: Acanthodoris lutea, the orange-peel doris, is a species of nudibranch or sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae.
  This species is the largest of the northeastern Pacific onchidorids. It is a common species, and it is very noticeable because of its bright coloration, which is aposematic. The species name "lutea" is a Latin word which means an orange-yellow color.
  The generic name, "acantho" comes from the Greek word meaning spiny, and "doris" is the name of an ancient Greek sea nymph.
context_section_description: Acanthodoris lutea feeds on bryozoans of the genus Alcyonidium. It turns the chemicals taken from the bryozoan food into a noxious metabolite which is toxic to possible predators. This species is aposematically colored, warning predators of this toxic deterrent.
caption: Acanthodoris lutea in a California tide pool laying eggs
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