Flabellina nobilis

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Flabellina nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Flabellinoidea
Family: Flabellinidae
Genus: Flabellina
Species: F. nobilis
Binomial name
Flabellina nobilis
(A. E. Verrill, 1880) [1]
Synonyms
  • Coryphella nobilis A. E. Verrill, 1880
  • Himatina nobilis Verrill, 1880

Flabellina nobilis is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranchia mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.[1]

Description

F. nobilis are around 40-50mm (4-5 cm) in length and seen commonly in white with either, orange and red colors.[2][3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the western Atlantic Ocean and around North America.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
  2. seaslug forum Retrieved July 5, 2012
  3. seawater.no Retrieved July 5, 2012
  4. ITIS Retrieved July 5, 2012


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