Kabeiro christianae
| Kabeiro christianae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Tritonioidea |
| Family: | Dotidae |
| Genus: | Kabeiro |
| Species: | K. christianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Kabeiro christianae Shipman & Gosliner, 2015[1] | |
Kabeiro christianae is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Maricaban Strait, Luzon, Philippines. It is also known from Bali, Indonesia.[1]
Description
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is translucent, with longitudinal stripes of brown pigment on the sides and back. The cerata are irregular in shape with large transparent pseudobranchs on the inner faces. The maximum length of this species is 25 mm.[1]
Ecology
Kabeiro christianae is found on colonies of a Sertulariid hydroid.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Shipman, C. & Gosliner, T. (2015). Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken, 1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3973 (1) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.2
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro christianae Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
- ↑ Rosenfeld, J., 2015. Kabeiro christianae on The Vibrant Sea website
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