''Coryphellina poenicia'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, an aeolid
nudibranch, and a
marine
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heterobranchia mollusc
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in the family
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
Genera within the family Flabellinidae include:Bouchet, P. (2011)Flabell ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2015)]
''Flabellina poenicia'' (Burn, 1957).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
Description
''C. poenicia'' has a translucent body sometimes with a purplish tinge, and the jaw plates are visible within the head as two purple crescents. The cerata have a deep orange-red subapical band and the digestive gland is usually orange or yellow. The cnidosac is opaque white. The upper half of the
rhinophores have papillae on the posterior side, though these can be absent in juveniles. It has a maximum length of 25mm.
Distribution
The species is widely distributed in Southeastern Australia from New South Wales to South Australia.
[Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15]
''Flabellina poenicia'' (Burn, 1957).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
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Flabellinidae
Gastropods described in 1957