Ceratophyllidia papilligera

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Ceratophyllidia papilligera
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Ceratophyllidia papilligera, head is on the right
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Ceratophyllidia
Species:
C. papilligera
Binomial name
Ceratophyllidia papilligera
(Bergh, 1890) [1]
Synonyms [2]

Phyllidiopsis papilligera Bergh, 1890

Ceratophyllidia papilligera, or the black-spotted nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae. [2]

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Description

The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bergh, R. (1890). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. Report on the nudibranchs". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 19(3): 155-181, 3 pls.
  2. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceratophyllidia papilligera (Bergh, 1890)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. 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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