Risbecia nyalya

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Risbecia nyalya
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Risbecia
Species:
R. nyalya
Binomial name
Risbecia nyalya
(Marcus & Marcus, 1967) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Chromodoris nyalya Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 (Basionym)
  • Hypselodoris nyalya (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)

Risbecia nyalya is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]

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Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.

Description

Risbecia nyalya has a blue or purple body with a white and orange-yellow lined mantle. The gills and rhinophores are purple or blue.

The maximum recorded length is 35 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m. [3]

It feeds on sponges. [4]

References

  1. Sea Slug Forum
  2. 1 2 Caballer, M. (2011). Risbecia nyalya (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420594 on 2011-03-03
  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 .
  4. "The Sea Slug Forum - Hypselodoris nyalya". 9 June 2010.

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