Flabellina gracilis
| Flabellina gracilis | |
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| The nudibranch Flabellina gracilis, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Flabellina |
| Species: | F. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Flabellina gracilis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Cullercoats, North Sea. It is a fairly common species found in current-swept sites from northern France to Norway and Iceland. It is also reported from the East coast of North America from Newfoundland south to New England.[3]
Description
This Flabellina has a narrow body and cerata in well defined clusters. The cerata have a narrow band of white pigment at the tip which is often broken into spots. Mature animals typically measure 12-15 mm in length.[4]
Ecology
The diet of this species is hydroids of the genus Eudendrium.
References
- ↑ Alder J. & Hancock A. (1844). Description of a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, with some new species of Eolis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13: 161-167, p.166.
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). "Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 28) Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Coryphella gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844) [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
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