Flabellina goddardi
| Flabellina goddardi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Flabellina |
| Species: | F. goddardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Flabellina goddardi Gosliner, 2010 | |
Flabellina goddardi is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.[1][2][3][4][5] This species was recently discovered by Terry Gosliner, and named for his friend, Jeff Goddard. It was found while searching for another species in Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara, California.[6]
Description
The body is translucent white, with mature specimens being approximately 33 mm long. It has smooth rhinophores, with orange-tipped, subapical red bands on the cerata.[6]
It produces eggs in a long, convoluted ribbon, which hatch into planktotrophic veliger larvae.[6]
Distribution
Flabellina goddardi is so far recorded only from the intertidal zone of Carpinteria State Beach.[6]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Flabellina goddardi Gosliner, 2010". Marinespecies.org. 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ "美国发现新海兔子种类：卵团呈格子状(组图)-科技-人民网". Scitech.people.com.cn. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "Flabellina goddardi". Reefbuilders.com. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "UCSB Press Release: "New Species of Sea Slug Discovered by UCSB Marine Scientist "". Ia.ucsb.edu. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "Photos: Fiery Sea Slug Discovered, Lays Lacy Egg Case". News.nationalgeographic.com. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Opisthobranch of the Week is Flabellina goddardi". Slugsite.us. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
