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Armina rubida

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Armina rubida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Arminidae
Genus: Armina
Species:
A. rubida
Binomial name
Armina rubida
(Gould, 1852) [1]
Synonyms
  • Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus M. C. Miller & Willan, 1986 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Dermatobranchus rubidus (A. Gould, 1852) superseded combination
  • Diphyllidia rubida A. Gould, 1852 superseded combinatio

Armina rubida is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region. It was described from Hawaii. It has subsequently been reported from New Zealand where it was described as Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Gould A.A. 1852. Molluscs and shells. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1832–1842 12 1–510, with an Atlas of plates, 1856.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1764950 on 2024-10-30
  3. ^ Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 30) Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  • Gosliner, T. (2023). Southern African Sea Slugs. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research Group Press. p. 434.
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