''Emarcusia morroensis'',
common name
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Morro Bay Aeolid, 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 ...
.
Distribution
The
holotype of this species was found at
Morro Bay,
San Luis Obispo County,
California.
It is found on the Californian coast from
Fort Baker,
Marin County
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to
San Diego.
[Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005). ''Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America.'' vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 118.]
References
External links
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Facelinidae
Gastropods described in 1972