Biology:Aeolidia libitinaria
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Short description: Species of sea slug
Aeolidia libitinaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Aeolidiidae |
Genus: | Aeolidia |
Species: | A. libitinaria
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Binomial name | |
Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018
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Aeolidia libitinaria is a species of sea slug in the family Aeolidiidae.[1] It was found near a dead whale inside the Monteray Canyon, 380 meters below the ocean surface. It was named libitinaria, meaning "undertaker" in Latin.[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018" (in en). http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1313259&from=rss.
- ↑ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths" (in en-US). https://www.mbari.org/five-new-nudibranchs/.
Wikidata ☰ Q61706138 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolidia libitinaria.
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