Pierre's armina

Pierre's armina
Pierre's armina feeding on the purple sea pen Actinoptilum molle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Arminidae
Genus:	Armina
Species:	A. sp.
Binomial name
Armina sp.

Pierre's armina, scientific name Armina sp. (as designated by Zsilavecz, 2007) ^{[ citation needed ]}, is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae. This species was undescribed by science as of November 2009.

Distribution

In 2009, this species had only been found off South Africa, in False Bay off Windmill Beach, in at least 10 m of water. It appears to be endemic.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

Pierre's armina grows up to 70 mm (2.8 in) in length. It is a black-bodied nudibranch with raised white longitudinal ridges. The edge of the mantle is yellow and the foot is pinkish with a yellow margin. It has small ridged rhinophores, which are close together at their base. ^[1]

Ecology

Pierre's armina burrows in sand and feeds on the purple sea pen, Actinoptilum molle .

References

1. ZSILAVECZ, G. (2007). Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN   0-620-38054-3.