''Baenopsis baetica'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary time ...
, an aeolid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, ...
, a
marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Flabellinopsidae
Flabellinopsidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are know ...
.
[Gofas, S. (2015)]
''Flabellina baetica'' Garcia-Gomez, 1984.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
Distribution
This species is known only from the
Strait of Gibraltar.
[Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M., 2015]
''Flabellina baetica''
in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 18/01/2015, Accessed: 25/10/2015
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5456529
Flabellinopsidae
Gastropods described in 1984