Cadlinella subornatissima

Cadlinella subornatissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Cadlinella
Species:	C. subornatissima
Binomial name
Cadlinella subornatissima Baba, 1996 [1]

Cadlinella subornatissima is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Japan. It has been found in South Korea and the Marshall Islands. ^[3]

Description

Cadlinella subornatissima is similar to the common species Cadlinella ornatissima but has taller tubercles which are entirely white, not tipped with pink. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Baba, K. (1996) Description of a new species of Cadlinella (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Japan. Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology, 55(4): 265-271.
2. MolluscaBase (2018). Cadlinella subornatissima Baba, 1996. Accessed on 2019-01-29.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2006 (December 11) Cadlinella subornatissima Baba, 1996. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
4. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 203
5. Kimoto, N., 2019. Cadlinella subornatissima Seaslug World, accessed 2019-01-29.