Ancula espinosai
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Ancula |
| Species: | A. espinosai
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancula espinosai Ortea, 2001[1]
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Ancula espinosai is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution[edit]
This species was first described from Punta Mona, Manzanillo, Limón, Costa Rica.
Description[edit]
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour with red markings.
Ecology[edit]
Ancula espinosai probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on hydroids, bryozoa and other living substrata.
References[edit]
- ^ Ortea, J., 2001. In: Espinosa J. & Ortea J., Moluscos del Mar Caribe de Costa Rica: desde Cahuita hasta Gandoca. Avicennia Suppl. 4 : 49