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'''''Tubulophilinopsis gardineri''''', the '''Gardiner’s philinopsis''',<ref name=DORIS>{{cite web |url=https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/485 |title=''Tubulophilinopsis gardineri'' (Eliot, 1903) |author=Warren, Lindsay; Sittler, Alain-Pierre; Corolla, Jean-Pierre |date=8 January 2021 |publisher=DORIS |language=French |access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> is a species of [[sea slug]], a shell-less [[Opisthobranchia|opisthobranch]] [[Gastropoda|gastropod]] [[Mollusca|mollusc]] in the family [[Aglajidae]]. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. |
'''''Tubulophilinopsis gardineri''''', the '''Gardiner’s philinopsis''',<ref name=DORIS>{{cite web |url=https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/485 |title=''Tubulophilinopsis gardineri'' (Eliot, 1903) |author=Warren, Lindsay; Sittler, Alain-Pierre; Corolla, Jean-Pierre |date=8 January 2021 |publisher=DORIS |language=French |access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> or '''Gardiner's headshield slug''' is a species of [[sea slug]], a shell-less [[Opisthobranchia|opisthobranch]] [[Gastropoda|gastropod]] [[Mollusca|mollusc]] in the family [[Aglajidae]]. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Family: | Aglajidae |
| Genus: | Tubulophilinopsis |
| Species: | T. gardineri
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Tubulophilinopsis gardineri, the Gardiner’s philinopsis,[2] or Gardiner's headshield slug is a species of sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aglajidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Description
Tubulophilinopsis gardineri is a moderately large sea slug, growing to a length of about 70 mm (3 in). It is relatively broad compared to its length, and has a broad headshield with a pronounced hump. This has a pointed posterior end, but this can appear nearly straight when the animal is moving around. The headshield is used for digging and burrowing into the substrate. Behind the headshield is a body shield which bears two, rounded lobes at the back. On either side of the body are lateral outgrowths known as parapodia which curve in towards the centre of the body. The colour of this sea slug is very distinctive, being dark brown or black, with a thin, bright blue margin to the shields, posterior lobes and parapodia. There are sometimes a few white or yellow lines on the dorsal surface of the body.[2] This sea slug could be confused with Chelidonura varians which has very similar colouring, but has the lobes at the back of the body shield drawn out into long pointed tips, the left one always being longer than the right.[3] Another similar species is Philinopsis speciosa, but it lacks the distinctive hump on the head, and has a notable pointed extension at the back of its headshield.[2]
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe (2021). "Tubulophilinopsis gardineri (Eliot, 1903)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Warren, Lindsay; Sittler, Alain-Pierre; Corolla, Jean-Pierre (8 January 2021). "Tubulophilinopsis gardineri (Eliot, 1903)" (in French). DORIS. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Chelidonura varians". Southwest Indian Ocean: sea slugs and flatworms (in French).