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Phidiana lascrucensis

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Phidiana lascrucensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Phidiana
Species:
P. lascrucensis
Binomial name
Phidiana lascrucensis
Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974[1]

Phidiana lascrucensis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Bahia Las Cruces, Baja California del Sur, Mexico, 24°13′N 110°05′W / 24.217°N 110.083°W / 24.217; -110.083.[1] It has been reported from the central Gulf of California (Bahia Bacochibampo, Sonora, Mexico) south to the Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bertsch H. & Ferreira A.J. (1974) Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical West America. The Veliger 16(4): 343-353.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Phidiana lascrucensis Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974. Accessed on 2018-11-07.
  3. ^ Bertsch, H., 1998. Phidiana lascrucensis The Slug Site, Ed. Michael D. Miller, accessed 2018-11-07.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 4) Phidiana lascrucensis Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.