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Cerberilla longicirrha

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Cerberilla longicirrha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Cerberilla
Species:
C. longicirrha
Binomial name
Cerberilla longicirrha
Bergh, 1873[1]

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

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This species was described from the Indo-Pacific region.[1]

Description

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All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body.

Ecology

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Species of Cerberilla live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Bieler, R.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Cerberilla longicirrha. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-09