Hexabranchus morsomus
| Hexabranchus morsomus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Hexabranchidae |
| Genus: | Hexabranchus |
| Species: | H. morsomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexabranchus morsomus Marcus, 1962[1] | |
Hexabranchus morsomus, also known as the "Caribbean Spanish Dancer",[2] is a species of sea slug, a marine mollusc in the family Hexabranchidae.[3] [4]
Distribution
It occurs in the Caribbean Sea including waters around St. Kitts and the Netherlands Antilles,[5] and has also been identified in Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago.[2]
References
- ↑ Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus (1962). "Opisthobranchs from Florida and the Virgin Islands". Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 12 (3): 450–488.
- 1 2 Valdés, Ángel; Hamann, Jeff; Behrens, David W.; DuPont, Anne. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Etc., Gig Harbor, Washington 2006, pp. 116-117. ISBN 0-9700574-2-3
- ↑ PNAS, Nudibranch Taxonomy, accessed 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2013). Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549228 on 2014-01-01
- ↑ http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=hexamors
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