''Coryphellina albomarginata'' 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
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae 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 known a ...
.
[Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2015)]
''Flabellina albomarginata'' (M. C. Miller, 1971).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
Distribution
This species occurs on all coasts of New Zealand
[Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 26]
''Flabellina albomarginata'' (Miller, 1971).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description
This flabellinid nudibranch has a translucent body with a line of opaque white pigment at the edge of the foot. The outer half of the rhinophores and oral tentacles are covered with white pigment. The rhinophores are tuberculate on their rear surfaces. The animal grows to 10 mm in length. A variant with lines of white pigment on the oral tentacles and rear surfaces of the rhinophores is known from northern New Zealand.
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References
Further reading
* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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Flabellinidae
Gastropods described in 1971