''Coryphella verta'' 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
Coryphellidae.
[Rosenberg, G. (2014)]
''Flabellina verta'' (Ev. Marcus, 1970).
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-10
Distribution
This species was described from
Brazil
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. It has been reported from Florida.
[Rudman, W.B., 2007 (November 23]
''Flabellina verta'' (Marcus, 1970).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 21 mm.
[Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.]
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.
Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q46718031, from2=Q5456570
Coryphellidae
Gastropods described in 1970
Taxa named by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus