''Samla riwo'' is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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heterobranch mollusc
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in the family
Samlidae
Samlidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.
Genera and species
Genera within the family Samlidae include:Picton, B. (2017)Samlidae Korshunova, Martynov, Bakken, Evertsen, Fl ...
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[Bouchet, P. (2015)]
''Flabellina riwo'' Gosliner & Willan, 1991
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07.
Distribution
This species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea.
[ It is reported from sites throughout the Indo-West Pacific.][Bidgrain, P., 2015]
''Flabellina riwo'' Gosliner & Willan, 1991
at: seaslugs.free, retrieved July 5, 2012
Description
''Samla riwo'' typically reaches a length of 20 mm when fully mature. It has a translucent white body covered with a lacy, white network of pigment. The oral tentacles are expanded at the tips into spear-like points or paddles. The bottom 2/3 of each of the cerata is translucent with pale peach-coloured digestive gland. Above this region there is a purple band around the ceras, followed by a white tip. The rhinophores have a bare, cylindrical basal region followed by a perfoliate club with 16-22 densely packed lamellae.[Anderson, J. (2011)]
Accessed 22-04-2015.
References
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Samlidae
Gastropods described in 1991