Flabellina rubropurpurata
| Flabellina rubropurpurata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Flabellina |
| Species: | F. rubropurpurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Flabellina rubropurpurata Gosliner & Williams, 1991[1] | |
Flabellina rubropurpurata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
Description
F. rubropurpurata have a maximum length of 15mm (1.5 cm) and is seen commonly in white, purple and red colors.[3]
Distribution
The species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea with an additional specimen from Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. It is thought to be distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific.[3] It has been reported from Hawaii but significant differences in colouration make this identification doubtful.[4]
References
- ↑ Gosliner, T. M., & Richard C. Willan. 1991. Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. Veliger 34(2):97-133. page 112
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina rubropurpurata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2001 (January 3) Flabellina rubropurpurata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2015. Flabellina cf. rubropurpurata Sea Slugs of Hawaii Retrieved July 5, 2012
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