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Crimora lutea

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Crimora lutea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Crimora
Species:
C. lutea
Binomial name
Crimora lutea
Baba, 1949[1]

Crimora lutea is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Japan.[1] It has subsequently been reported from Western Australia,[3] New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia [4] and Hawaii.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Baba, K. (1949). Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Crimora lutea Baba, 1949. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-13
  3. ^ Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (October 24) Crimora lutea Baba, 1949. In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney
  5. ^ Pittman, C. and Fiene, P. (2014) Crimora lutea. In: Sea slugs of Hawaii, Accessed 7 May 2014