Cratena affinis

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Cratena affinis
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Cratena affinis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Cratena
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Cratena affinis
(Baba, 1949) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hervia affinisBaba, 1949

Cratena affinis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan. [3]

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References

  1. Baba, K. (1949). Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 194pp., 50 pls.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Cratena affinis (Baba, 1949). Accessed on 2018-02-17.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 25) Cratena affinis (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.