Modest cadlina | |
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From Point Pinos, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Cadlinidae |
Genus: | Cadlina |
Species: | C. modesta |
Binomial name | |
Cadlina modesta MacFarland, 1966 [1] | |
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This species was described from Point Pinos, California. It is reported from Point Lena, Juneau, Alaska to Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico. [3]
The size of the body attains 35 mm.
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