''Tenellia behrensi'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, an aeolid
nudibranch
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, 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
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Fionidae
Fionidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
Taxonomic history
This family was expanded to include Tergipedidae, Eubranchidae and Calmidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics ...
.
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen found at 10 m depth at the
Azuero Peninsula
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,
Pacific Ocean
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coast of
Panama
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.
[Rudman, W.B. (2007 August 6]
''Cuthona behrensi'' Hermosillo & Valdes, 2007.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
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Fionidae
Gastropods described in 2007