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| Ceratophyllidia papilligera, head is on the right | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophyllidia |
| Species: | C. papilligera
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratophyllidia papilligera | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Phyllidiopsis papilligera Bergh, 1890 | |
Ceratophyllidia papilligera (commonly referred to as the Black Spotted Nudibranch) is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae. [2]
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm. [3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m. [3]
References
- ^ Bergh, R. (1890). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. Report on the nudibranchs". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 19(3): 155-181, 3 pls.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceratophyllidia papilligera (Bergh, 1890)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
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Media related to
Ceratophyllidia papilligera at Wikimedia Commons - http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cerapapi
- Valdés À. & Gosliner T. M. (1999). "Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new genus and a new family". Zoologica Scripta 28: 315–360. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00014.x.
- Photos of Ceratophyllidia papilligera on Sealife Collection
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| Ceratophyllidia papilligera | |
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| Ceratophyllidia papilligera, head is on the right | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophyllidia |
| Species: | C. papilligera
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratophyllidia papilligera | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Phyllidiopsis papilligera Bergh, 1890 | |
Ceratophyllidia papilligera (commonly referred to as the Black Spotted Nudibranch) is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae. [2]
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm. [3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m. [3]
References
- ^ Bergh, R. (1890). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. Report on the nudibranchs". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 19(3): 155-181, 3 pls.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceratophyllidia papilligera (Bergh, 1890)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
-
Media related to
Ceratophyllidia papilligera at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cerapapi
- Valdés À. & Gosliner T. M. (1999). "Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new genus and a new family". Zoologica Scripta 28: 315–360. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00014.x.
- Photos of Ceratophyllidia papilligera on Sealife Collection
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| This Phyllidiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |