Abronica purpureoanulata

Abronica purpureoanulata
The nudibranch Cuthona purpureoanulata, Kong Chau, Hong Kong.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Abronicidae
Genus:	Abronica
Species:	A. purpureoanulata
Binomial name
Abronica purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Catriona purpureoanulataBaba, 1961 Cuthona purpureoanulata(Baba, 1961)

Abronica purpureoanulata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kii Peninsula and Tannowa, Osaka Bay, south coast of Honshu, Japan. It has also been reported from Hayama, Sagami Bay; Mukaishima, Seto Inland Sea; Awashima, Niigata Prefecture; Mera, Fukui Prefecture and Tsuruga Bay. ^[1] As well as these localities in Japan it has been found in Hong Kong. ^[3]

Migration

Abronica purpureoanulata migrates from the Sea of Japan down to Taiwan in the winter months as they are unable to survive the freezing temperatures. ^[4]

References

1. Baba, K (1961) Three new species of the genus Catriona from Japan (Nudibranchia - Eolidacea). Publications of the Seto marine Laboratory, 9(2): 121-128, pl 14, 15.
2. MolluscaBase (2018). Abronica purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1036951 on 2019-01-16
3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 30) Cuthona purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
4. "Abronica purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961) | SEASLUG.WORLD". SEASLUG.WORLD. Archived from the original on 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2025-02-23.