Facelina auriculata

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Facelina auriculata
Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839).jpg
A live individual of Facelina auriculata, in situ
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Facelina
Species:
F. auriculata
Binomial name
Facelina auriculata
(Müller, 1776) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Doris auriculatusMüller, 1776 (basionym)
  • Facelina auriculata coronata(Forbes & Goodsir, 1839)
  • Facelina coronata(Forbes & Goodsir, 1839)
  • Facelina plumosa(Fleming, 1828)
  • Hervia modestaBergh, 1871

Facelina auriculata, sometimes known by the common name Slim Aesop, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae. [2]

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Drawing of Facelina auriculata from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) Facelina auriculata.png
Drawing of Facelina auriculata from Kunstformen der Natur (1904)

Facelina coronata(Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) is a synonym of Facelina auriculata. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Müller O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae. Prodromus seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae ingenarum characteres, nomina et synonyma impris popularium. p. I-XXXII, 1-282.
  2. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2011). Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-07-23
  3. ↑ Picton B. (22 July 2001). "Facelina coronata or F. auriculata?" Sea Slug Forum, accessed 28 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Facelina auriculata (O F Müller, 1776). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-10-7
  5. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 5) Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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