Biology:Armina californica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Armina californica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Genus: | Armina |
| Species: | A. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
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Armina californica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.[1]
This species occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from Vancouver Island to Panama. It can commonly be found in a soft-bottom habitat[2] from 1-230 meters in depth.[3] Armina californica is characterized by longitudinal ridges of varying colors including light pink, cream, and brown.[3] Features that differentiate Armina californica from the larger Armina species are separated rhinophores, rachidian teeth with 8-13 elongated denticles, and lateral teeth with 7-9 triangular denticles.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558913 on 2012-04-15
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baez, Diana P.; Ardila, Nestor; Valdes, Angel; Acero P., Arturo (2011). Taxonomy and phylogeny of Armina (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae) from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Cambridge University Press (published 21 January 2011). pp. 1113.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McDonald, Gary R.; Nybakken, James W. (1980). Guide to the Nudibranchs of California: including most species found from Alaska to Oregon. Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.: American Malacologists, Inc.. pp. 58. ISBN 0-915826-08-9.
- SeaSlug info at: [1]
- Slugsite info at: [2]
- Baez D.P., Ardila N., Valdés A. & Acero A. (2011) Taxonomy and phylogeny of Armina (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae) from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91(5): 1107-1121.
- Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356. p. 2582
External links
- Photos of Armina californica on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3142154 entry
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