Hexabranchus morsomus | |
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dorsal view of Hexabranchus morsomus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Family: | Hexabranchidae |
Genus: | Hexabranchus |
Species: | H. morsomus
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Binomial name | |
Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962
[1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
Caribranchus morsomus (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962) |
Hexabranchus morsomus, also known as the Caribbean Spanish Dancer, [3] is a species of sea slug, a marine mollusc in the family Hexabranchidae. [4] [2]
It occurs in the Caribbean Sea including waters around St. Kitts and the Netherlands Antilles, [5] and has also been identified in Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, [3] Aruba, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten. [6]
Body is oval to elongate. [6] Dorsum is small with conical tubercles. [6] Rhinophores are club shaped. [6] Gill is large, composed of several multi-pinnated leaves. [6] Background color is reddish with mottled white and yellow patches on the dorsum. [6] Mantle margin usually curled up over small portion of dorsum covering white areas. [6] It is up to 400 mm long. [6]
It is found under rocks or coral rubble, primarily on living reefs. [6] Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [7] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m. [7] Defensive behavior consists of the unrolling of the mantle margins to expose bright white areas followed by swimming by contracting the body and mantle margin. [6] Species of the genus Hexabranchus prey on a variety of sponges. [6]
This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference [6]
Hexabranchus morsomus | |
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dorsal view of Hexabranchus morsomus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Family: | Hexabranchidae |
Genus: | Hexabranchus |
Species: | H. morsomus
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Binomial name | |
Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962
[1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
Caribranchus morsomus (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962) |
Hexabranchus morsomus, also known as the Caribbean Spanish Dancer, [3] is a species of sea slug, a marine mollusc in the family Hexabranchidae. [4] [2]
It occurs in the Caribbean Sea including waters around St. Kitts and the Netherlands Antilles, [5] and has also been identified in Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, [3] Aruba, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten. [6]
Body is oval to elongate. [6] Dorsum is small with conical tubercles. [6] Rhinophores are club shaped. [6] Gill is large, composed of several multi-pinnated leaves. [6] Background color is reddish with mottled white and yellow patches on the dorsum. [6] Mantle margin usually curled up over small portion of dorsum covering white areas. [6] It is up to 400 mm long. [6]
It is found under rocks or coral rubble, primarily on living reefs. [6] Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [7] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m. [7] Defensive behavior consists of the unrolling of the mantle margins to expose bright white areas followed by swimming by contracting the body and mantle margin. [6] Species of the genus Hexabranchus prey on a variety of sponges. [6]
This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference [6]