Samla macassarana
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''Samla macassarana'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a
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heterobranch
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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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Description

''S. macassarana'' can grow up to a maximum length of 30mm (3 cm) and is translucent with white pigment on the oral tentacles, orange tips to the white cerata and translucent head appendages.''Samla macassarana'' at iNaturalist
Retrieved January 12, 2018.


Distribution

This species is distributed in the Western Pacific Ocean and can be commonly found in the Philippines and Malaysia.ITIS
Retrieved July 5, 2012


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5456560 Samlidae Gastropods described in 1905