Crosslandia daedali | |
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Heterobranchia
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Euthyneura |
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Species: | C. daedali
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Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981
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Crosslandia daedali is a species of sea slug within the family Scyllaeidae, [1] found in subtropical waters in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean in Mexico and Costa Rica. It lives in benthic environments, [2] usually on algae within the genus Padina where it grazes on small hydroids. [3]
Crosslandia daedali grows to a length of 2.5 centimeters. [2] Its color is described as being a greenish brown- orange, with brown and white lines on the sides and underside of the lobes. 6 small blue spots are found along the middle of the body, with most of them having fine black borders. [3]
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Crosslandia daedali | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | C. daedali
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Binomial name | |
Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981
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Crosslandia daedali is a species of sea slug within the family Scyllaeidae, [1] found in subtropical waters in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean in Mexico and Costa Rica. It lives in benthic environments, [2] usually on algae within the genus Padina where it grazes on small hydroids. [3]
Crosslandia daedali grows to a length of 2.5 centimeters. [2] Its color is described as being a greenish brown- orange, with brown and white lines on the sides and underside of the lobes. 6 small blue spots are found along the middle of the body, with most of them having fine black borders. [3]
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has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)