Kabeiro rubroreticulata

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Kabeiro rubroreticulata
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Kabeiro rubroreticulata
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K. rubroreticulata
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Kabeiro rubroreticulata
Shipman & Gosliner, 2015 [1]

Kabeiro rubroreticulata is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae . [2]

Distribution

This species was described from Panglao, Bohol Island, Philippines. It is also known from Bali, Indonesia. [1]

Description

The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is variable in colour from cream through brown to red, with a fine reticulation of red pigment on the sides, back and on the rhinophore sheaths. The cerata are irregular in shape with pseudobranchs on the inner faces. The maximum length of this species is 20 mm. [1]

Ecology

Kabeiro rubroreticulata is found on colonies of Campanulariid hydroids which grow on sea grass in 1–5 m depth.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shipman, C.; Gosliner, T. (2015). "Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken, 1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus". Zootaxa. 3973: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.2. PMID   26249713.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro rubroreticulata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25