''Trinchesia pupillae'' is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, 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 Trinchesiidae
Trinchesiidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
Taxonomic history
This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2011). Trinchesia pupillae (Baba, 1961). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572092 on 2017-12-06]
Distribution
This species was described from shallow water at
Tannowa and Kada,
Osaka Bay,
Pacific Ocean coast,
Japan
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. The original description also lists additional localities of
Mukaishima,
Inland Sea of Seto;
Nou and
Awashima,
Niigata Prefecture;
Toyama Bay
is a bay located on the northern shores of the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan on the Sea of Japan. The bay borders Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spaw ...
and
Tsuruga Bay,
Sea of Japan coast. The species is also reported from
Oyster Bay,
Dar es Salaam
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,
Tanzania.
Description
The adult size of ''Tenellia pupillae'' is only 3–5 mm. It has swollen
cerata and extensive white surface pigmentation on the body and cerata, with an orange ring on the
rhinophores and oral tentacles.
''Cuthona pupillae'' at Umiushi.info
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References
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Trinchesiidae
Gastropods described in 1961