''Cerberilla tanna'' is a

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, an aeolid nudibranch, a

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heterobranch

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in the

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Aeolidiidae Aeolidiidae, a family of aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of sea slugs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2014)''Aeolidiidae'' Gray, 1827.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24 Most, or perhaps all, mem ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015)
''Cerberilla tanna''.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-12

Distribution

This species was described from northeastern

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Description

All ''Cerberilla'' species have a broad foot and the cerata are long and numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. This species is translucent with opaque white pigment on the cerata and oral tentacles. There is a brown spot on the upper surface of each of the cerata.Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 4
''Cerberilla tanna'' Marcus & Marcus, 1960.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. The distinguishing features of this species are discussed in relation to '' Cerberilla chavezi'' by Hermosillo & Valdés, (2007).Hermosillo A. & Valdés, A. (2007)
''Five new species of Aeolid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific.''
American Malacological Bulletin, 22: 119-137, 13 text figures, 1 color pl. The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 6 m. Species of ''Cerberilla'' live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6782286 Aeolidiidae Gastropods described in 1960 Taxa named by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus Taxa named by Ernst Marcus (zoologist)