Tenellia lizae

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Tenellia lizae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Trinchesiidae
Genus: Tenellia
Species:
T. lizae
Binomial name
Tenellia lizae
(Angulo-Campillo & Valdés, 2003) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cuthona lizaeAngulo-Campillo & Valdés, 2003

Tenellia lizae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species was described from Ensenada de los Muertos, south of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. [1]

Description

The typical adult size of this species is 3–5 mm.

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References

  1. 1 2 Angulo Campillo O. & Valdés Á. (2003). A new species of Cuthona Alder & Hancock, 1855, from the Gulf of California, Mexico (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Tergipedidae). The Veliger 46 (2): 179-182.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Cuthona lizae Angulo-Campillo & Valdés, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-14