Cerberilla longicirrha
Appearance
Cerberilla longicirrha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Aeolidiidae |
Genus: | Cerberilla |
Species: | C. longicirrha
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Binomial name | |
Cerberilla longicirrha |
Cerberilla longicirrha is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. It is the type species of the genus Cerberilla.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from the Indo-Pacific region.[1]
Description
[edit]All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body.
Ecology
[edit]Species of Cerberilla live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bergh, L. S. R. 1873. Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee, malacologische Untersuchungen. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 1(2):65-96 [137-168], pls. 9-12.
- ^ Bieler, R.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Cerberilla longicirrha. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-09