Biology:Coryphella gracilis
| Coryphella gracilis | |
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| Gulen Dive Centre, Norway | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Coryphellidae |
| Genus: | Coryphella |
| Species: | C. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphella gracilis | |
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Coryphella gracilis, sometimes known by the common name slender eolis, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Cullercoats, North Sea. It is a fairly common species found in current-swept sites from northern France to Norway and Iceland. It is also reported from the East coast of North America from Newfoundland south to New England.[3]
Description
Coryphella gracilis has a narrow body and cerata in well defined clusters. The cerata have a narrow band of white pigment at the tip which is often broken into spots. Mature animals typically measure 12–15 mm in length.[4] The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm.[5]
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[5] Maximum recorded depth is 33 m.[5]
References
- ↑ Alder J. & Hancock A. (1844). Description of a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, with some new species of Eolis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13: 161-167, p.166.
- ↑ "Coryphella gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139981.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 28) Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844) [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Wikidata ☰ Q44462106 entry
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