Palisa papillata | |
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Dorsal view of Palisa papillata | |
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(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
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Genus: | Palisa Edmunds, 1964
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Species: | P. papillata
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Binomial name | |
Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964
[1]
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Palisa papillata is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. [2] It is the only species in the genus Palisa.
Distribution of Palisa papillata includes Florida, Jamaica and Panama. [3] The holotype of this species was found at Port Royal, Jamaica and a specimen from Miami, Florida was included in the original description. [1] [4]
The body is elongate. [3] Rhinophores are tuberculate. [3] Oral tentacles are long. [3] Cerata are arranged in clusters forming a single row along each side of the dorsum. [3] Background color is translucent gray with numerous opaque white spots on both the dorsum and cerata. [3] Cerata are with a pale blue digestive gland and characteristic black or dark brown spots at the base. [3] The maximum recorded body length is 15 [3] or 16 mm. [5]
Minimum recorded depth is 0.1 m. [5] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m. [5]
It was found among algae in Panama. [3] It is probably feeding on epiphytic hydroids. [3]
This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference [3]
Palisa papillata | |
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Dorsal view of Palisa papillata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Palisa Edmunds, 1964
[1]
|
Species: | P. papillata
|
Binomial name | |
Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964
[1]
|
Palisa papillata is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. [2] It is the only species in the genus Palisa.
Distribution of Palisa papillata includes Florida, Jamaica and Panama. [3] The holotype of this species was found at Port Royal, Jamaica and a specimen from Miami, Florida was included in the original description. [1] [4]
The body is elongate. [3] Rhinophores are tuberculate. [3] Oral tentacles are long. [3] Cerata are arranged in clusters forming a single row along each side of the dorsum. [3] Background color is translucent gray with numerous opaque white spots on both the dorsum and cerata. [3] Cerata are with a pale blue digestive gland and characteristic black or dark brown spots at the base. [3] The maximum recorded body length is 15 [3] or 16 mm. [5]
Minimum recorded depth is 0.1 m. [5] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m. [5]
It was found among algae in Panama. [3] It is probably feeding on epiphytic hydroids. [3]
This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference [3]