Armina maculata
| Armina maculata | |
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| A live individual of the species, in situ, head towards the right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Arminoidea |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Genus: | Armina |
| Species: | A. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Armina maculata (Rafinesque, 1814) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Armina maculata is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae. [1]
Description
Close up of head area
Electron micrograph of the radula of the species
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Gofas, S. (2010). Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138805 on 2012-04-15
- Sea Slug Forum info
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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