Biology:Corambe pacifica

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Corambe pacifica
Corambe pacifica from Santa Cruz, California with egg spirals on bryozoan on giant kelp
Scientific classification
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clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
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MacFarland & O'Donoghue, 1929
Binomial name
Corambe pacifica
Synonyms

Quasicorambe pacifica (MacFarland & O'Donoghue, 1929)

Corambe pacifica common name Pacific corambe is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Corambidae.[1]

This species feeds on bryozoans.

Distribution

Corambe pacifica are found on the west coast of North America.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Corambe pacifica. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535677 on 2016-05-21
  • Behrens, D.W. (1980). Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: A guide to the Opisthobranchs of the Northeastern Pacific. Sea challengers, Los Osos, California.
  • MacFarland, F.M.& O'Donoghue, C.H. (1929). A new species of Corambe from the Pacific coast of North America. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, fourth series, 18(1): 1-27.
  • Yoshioka, P.M. (1986). Life history patterns of the dorid nudibranchs Doridella steinbergaeand Corambe pacifica. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 31: 179-184.
  • Yoshioka, P.M. (1986). Competitive coexistence of the dorid nudibranchs Doridella steinbergae and Corambe pacifica. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 33: 81-88.

Wikidata ☰ Q3693336 entry