Cadlinella subornatissima
Appearance
Cadlinella subornatissima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Cadlinella |
Species: | C. subornatissima
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Binomial name | |
Cadlinella subornatissima |
Cadlinella subornatissima is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Japan. It has been found in South Korea and the Marshall Islands.[3]
Description
[edit]Cadlinella subornatissima is similar to the common species Cadlinella ornatissima but has taller tubercles which are entirely white, not tipped with pink.[4][5]
Ecology
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References
[edit]- ^ Baba, K. (1996) Description of a new species of Cadlinella (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Japan. Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology, 55(4): 265-271.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Cadlinella subornatissima Baba, 1996. Accessed on 2019-01-29.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2006 (December 11) Cadlinella subornatissima Baba, 1996. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 203
- ^ Kimoto, N., 2019. Cadlinella subornatissima Seaslug World, accessed 2019-01-29.