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Aeolidia libitinaria

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Aeolidia libitinaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Aeolidia
Species:
A. libitinaria
Binomial name
Aeolidia libitinaria
Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018

Aeolidia libitinaria is a species of sea slug in the family Aeolidiidae.[1] It was found near a dead whale, inside the Monteray Canyon, 380 meters below the ocean surface, and was named libitinaria for it meaning undertaker in Latin.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. ^ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-03-17.