Bornella irvingi

Bornella irvingi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Bornellidae
Genus:	Bornella
Species:	B. irvingi
Binomial name
Bornella irvingi Edmunds & Preece, 1996 [1]

Bornella irvingi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bornellidae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from the Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Description

Bornella irvingi has a smooth white body, white gills and lateral appendages. The velar tentacles, rhinophore clubs and rhinophore sheath processes are orange, with white bases. There is a dark brown area on the head separating these processes from the rest of the body.

References

1. Edmunds, M. & Preece, R. (1996) "A collection of opisthobranch mollusks from the Pitcairn Islands." Journal of Conchology, 35, 407–420.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bornella irvingi Edmunds & Preece, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-02-21.