Armina maculata

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Armina maculata
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A live individual of the species, in situ , head towards the right
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Arminidae
Genus: Armina
Species:
A. maculata
Binomial name
Armina maculata
(Rafinesque, 1814)
Synonyms [1]
  • Diphyllidia ocellata Deshayes, 1838
  • Diphyllidia pustulosa Philippi, 1836
  • Diphyllidia verrucosa Cantraine, 1835

Armina maculata is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae. [1]

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Description

Close up of head area Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814.jpg
Close up of head area
Electron micrograph of the radula of the species Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814 - radula.jpg
Electron micrograph of the radula of the species

The mantle is colored bright orange, and is uniformly covered with white bumps. Individuals can be found up to 15 cm. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and the Mediterranean Sea. It has often been observed feeding on the sea pen Veretillum cynomorium. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2010). Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138805 on 2012-04-15
  2. DUMAS, Jacques; SITTLER, Alain-Pierre; PERRIER, Philippe; MÜLLER, Yves; ADER, Denis. "Armina maculata". DORIS. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. Guerriero, Antonio; D'Ambrosio, Michele; Pietra, Francesco (1987). "Verecynarmin A, a Novel Briarane Diterpenoid Isolated from Both the Mediterranean Nudibranch Molluse Armina maculata and its Prey, the Pennatulacean Octocoral Veretillum cynomorium". Helvetica Chimica Acta. 70 (4): 984–991. doi:10.1002/hlca.19870700408.