page_title: Melibe
hierarchical_section_title: Melibe
caption_attribution_description: The Hooded Nudibranch, Melibe leonina, is also called the Lion Nudibranch. This mollusk is almost transparent with a slight yellowish-green cast. Unlike other nudibranchs, Melibe have no radula and M. Leonina has no jaws. It uses its oral hood, lined with 2 rows of tentacles to capture prey. Found in offshore kelpbeds and eelgrass meadows. Image ID: nerr0799, NOAA's Estuarine Research Reserve Collection Location: North Puget Sound, Anacortes, Washington
context_page_description: Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.
  Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood.
context_section_description: Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.
  Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood.
caption: Melibe leonina
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