''Anetarca brasiliana'' is a
species of
sea slug, specifically an
aeolid nudibranch. It is a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: W ...
.
[Rosenberg, G. (2015)]
''Anetarca brasiliana'' García & Troncoso, 2004.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
Distribution
This species was described from the intertidal zone at Praia de Armação,
Armação dos Búzios
Armação dos Búzios (, ), often referred to as just Búzios, is a resort town and a municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is 173 km east of the city of Rio de Janeiro. By 2020, its population consisted of 34,477 i ...
, on the
Atlantic Ocean coast of
Brazil.
References
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Facelinidae
Gastropods described in 2004