''Crosslandia daedali'' is a species of sea slug within the family

Scyllaeidae Scyllaeidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Scyllaeidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

, found in

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waters in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean in Mexico and

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. It lives in

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environments, usually on

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within the genus ''Padina'' where it grazes on small hydroids.

Description

''Crosslandia daedali'' grows to a length of 2.5 centimeters. Its color is described as being a greenish brown- orange, with brown and white lines on the sides and underside of the lobes. 6 small blue spots are found along the middle of the body, with most of them having fine black borders.

References

External links

Poorman, L. H.; Mulliner, D. K. (1981). A new species of Crosslandia (Nudibranchia Dendronotacea) from the Gulf of California. Nautilus. 95(2): 96-99

Behrens D.W. (2004) Pacific Coast nudibranchs, Supplement II. New species to the Pacific Coast and new information on the oldies. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4) 55(2): 11–54
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13502031 Gastropods described in 1981 Scyllaeidae Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean