Cadlina magellanica

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Cadlina magellanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Cadlina
Species:
C. magellanica
Binomial name
Cadlina magellanica
Odhner, 1926

Cadlina magellanica is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded body length is 8 mm. [2]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 16 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 270 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Schrödl M. (2000). Revision of the nudibranch genus Cadlina (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the Southern Ocean. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U. K. 80: 299-309 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241249 on 2012-02-29
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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