Nanuca sebastiani
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| Nanuca sebastiani | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Genus: | Nanuca
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| Species: | N. sebastiani
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| Nanuca sebastiani Marcus, Er., 1957[1]
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Nanuca sebastiani is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2] It is the only species of the genus Nanuca.
Distribution[edit]
The holotype of this species was found at Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil.[1] It has been reported from Florida,[3] Cuba and Brazil[4] and Costa Rica[5] as well as the Cape Verde Islands in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Marcus, Er. (1957). On Opisthobranchia from Brazil (2). Journal of the Linnean Society, London, Zoology 43(292):390-486.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Nanuca sebastiani Er. Marcus, 1957. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-21
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (April 14) Nanuca sebastiani Marcus, 1957. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Ortea, J. A., E. Martínez, & G. Villani. (1994). Estudio comparado de animales de Nanuca sebastiani Marcus, 1957 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) recolectados en aguas de Cuba y Brasil. Avicennia, Revista de Oceanología, Ecología y Biodiversidad Tropical 1:131-136.
- ^ Ortea, J. A., M. Caballer, & Jose Espinosa. (2003). Nuevos aeolidaceos (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de Costa Rica. Avicennia, Revista de Oceanología, Ecología y Biodiversidad Tropical 16:129-142.
- ^ Ortea, J. A., & L. Moro. (1998). Descripción de tres molluscos opistobranquios nuevos de las islas de Cabo Verde. Avicennia, Revista de Oceanología, Ecología y Biodiversidad Tropical 8-9:149-154.