Ceratophyllidia papilligera
Appearance
Ceratophyllidia papilligera | |
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Ceratophyllidia papilligera, head is on the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Ceratophyllidia |
Species: | C. papilligera
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Binomial name | |
Ceratophyllidia papilligera | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Phyllidiopsis papilligera Bergh, 1890 |
Ceratophyllidia papilligera (commonly referred to as the Black Spotted Nudibranch) is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bergh, R. (1890). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. Report on the nudibranchs". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 19(3): 155-181, 3 pls.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceratophyllidia papilligera (Bergh, 1890)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Ceratophyllidia papilligera at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cerapapi
- Valdés À. & Gosliner T. M. (1999). "Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new genus and a new family". Zoologica Scripta 28: 315–360. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00014.x.
- Photos of Ceratophyllidia papilligera on Sealife Collection