Ziminella japonica

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Ziminella japonica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Paracoryphellidae
Genus: Ziminella
Species:
Z. japonica
Binomial name
Ziminella japonica
(Volodchenko, 1937) [1]

Ziminella japonica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Paracoryphellidae. [1]

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Description

Z. japonica can grow up to a maximum length of 75 mm (3.0 in) and ceratal color varies from cream to yellow, orange and pink. [2]

Distribution

This species is widely distributed throughout British Columbia, Alaska, Japan, Siberia and Atlantic Canada to Massachusetts. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
  2. 1 2 slugsite Retrieved July 5, 2012
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