| Tenellia luciae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Tenellia |
| Species: | T. luciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenellia luciae Valdés, Medrano & Bhave, 2016 [1] | |
Tenellia luciae is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.
The specific name luciae is in honour of Lucı́a Valdés, the daughter of malacologist Ángel Valdés. [1] The type specimens are stored in the Museo de Malacologı́a, University of Panama and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. [1]
The type locality of this species is Crawl Cay, Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. [1] The distribution includes the area from Florida to Panama. [1] It may possibly also live in Brazil. [1]
The body length is up to 12 mm. It has yellow cerata. Each ceras has one blue band. The oral tentacles are orange and there is a blue band on the head. The reproductive system contains a penial stylet. [1]
Tenellia caerulea is a similar species. They differ in the radula, jaw and reproductive system. [1] Tenellia herrerai is another similar species. It differs in the radula and in coloration. Tenellia herrerai has no orange oral tentacles and it has no blue band on the head. [1] Tenellia iris is also similar to Tenellia luciae. [1]
Cuthona luciae was found on unidentified hydroids. These may be its prey, because hydroids are also the prey of other Cuthona species. It was recorded from a depth of 1 m. [1]
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