Berlanguella

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Berlanguella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Berlanguella
Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992 [1]
Species:
B. scopae
Binomial name
Berlanguella scopae
Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992 [1]

Berlanguella is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chromodorididae. [2] It is a monotypic genus and Berlanguella scopae is the only species in the genus. [3]

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Distribution

This species was described from Caleta James, Santiago, in the Galápagos Islands. It was found at four other sites on different islands in the group, Isabela, Fernandina, Puerto Ayora on Isla Santa Cruz and Espanola. [4]

Description

Berlanguella scopae is similar in appearance to species of Doriopsis with low rounded tubercles on the mantle and the gills arranged in a flat horseshoe-shape. It is translucent white or cream with yellow or orange tubercles.

Ecology

This nudibranch was collected at a number of sites on a cream coloured sponge in the intertidal zone. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ortea, J. A., J. J. Bacallado, & A. Valdés. 1992. Resultados cientificos del Proyecto Galapagos: partimonio de la humanidad. No. 1 Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia). Resultados Cientificos del Proyecto Galapagos TFMC 1:31-70.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Berlanguella Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992, accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2012-02-25
  3. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Berlanguella scopae Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-02-26.
  4. 1 2 Ortea, J., Bacallado, J.J. & Valdés, Á. (1992) Nº1 Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia). Resultados Científicos del Proyecto Galápagos, Patrimonio de la Humanidad, TFMC 1: 31-71. page(s): 34


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