''Ziminella salmonacea'',
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the salmon aeolis, is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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in the family
Paracoryphellidae
Paracoryphellidae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks.
Genera and species
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.
[Rosenberg, G. (2010)]
''Flabellina salmonacea'' (Couthouy, 1838).
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-17
Distribution
This species occurs in the Arctic seas; (
Greenland,
Iceland,
Spitsbergen
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, North Pacific (
Bering Strait,
Point Barrow, Alaska,
British Columbia), the Western Atlantic (
Cape Cod (Mass.) north to
Halifax (Nova Scotia)) and the Eastern Atlantic and northern European waters (north coast of
Norway).
Description
The white, translucent, broad body of this species reaches a length between 25 and 50 mm, and ends in a thin, tapered tail. The
cerata are swollen with a thin orange or pink digestive gland duct. There are opaque white markings at the tips of the cerata and on the outer parts of the rhinophores and oral tentacles. An orange color variation may occur, caused by a diet of
anemones rather than
ascidians. This was previously considered to be a distinct species, ''Coryphella stimpsoni''. The maximum recorded length is 50 mm.
Ecology
These sea slugs can be found consuming the colonial
tunicate ''
Amaroucium constellatum'' Verrill, 1871 which is an unusual diet for an aeolid nudibranch. Juveniles have been found feeding on
hydroids, especially
Tubularia.
[Rudman, W.B., 2001 (June 18]
''Flabellina salmonacea'' (Cuthouy, 1838).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. The salmon aeolis, like other nudibranchs, is a simultaneous
hermaphrodite
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with reciprocal mating and sperm storage. They lay their eggs in a long, twisted, gelatinous mass.
References
Further reading
* Linkletter, L.E., 1977. ''A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy.''
Huntsman Marine Laboratory The Huntsman Marine Science Centre (acronym: HMSC; previously Huntsman Marine Laboratory) is located on Lower Campus Road in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. The centre is a membership-driven, nonprofit organization founded by a consortium of un ...
, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p
* Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. ''Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada.'' American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
* Trott, T.J., 2004. ''Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years.'' Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324
* Kuzirian, A.M. 1977. ''The rediscovery and biology of ''Coryphella nobilis'' Verrill, 1880 in New England (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies 43(3):230-240.
* Kuzirian, A.M., 1979. ''Taxonomy and biology of four New England coryphellid nudibranchs''. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 45: 239-261
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Paracoryphellidae
Gastropods described in 1838