Actinocyclus papillatus
| Actinocyclus papillatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Actinocyclidae |
| Genus: | Actinocyclus |
| Species: | A. papillatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Actinocyclus papillatus (Bergh, 1878) | |
Actinocyclus papillatus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Actinocyclidae.[1]
Distribution
Actinocyclus papillatus is found in the tropical Western Indo-Pacific Ocean[1]
Description
This nudibranch grows up to 100 mm in length.
References
- 1 2 Valdés, A. (2002) Review of the genus Actinocyclus Ehrenberg, 1831 (Opisthobranchia: Doridoidea). The Veliger 45: 193-202. Accessed through: Sea Slug Forum at http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/actipapi on 2012-02-26
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