Biology:Coryphella lineata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Coryphella lineata | |
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| The nudibranch Coryphella lineata, Gulen Dive Resort, 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. lineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphella lineata (Lovén, 1846)[1]
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Coryphella lineata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.[3]
Description
Coryphella lineata are commonly 20-30mm (2-3 cm) in length and are seen in a variety of colours, translucent white with either red, red-brown, yellow, or orange colouring of the digestive gland within the cerata.[4]
Diet
This species feeds on hydroids such as Tubularia indivisa.[5]
Distribution
Coryphella lineata can be found throughout the British Isles, and can also be found south as far as the Mediterranean Sea and north to Norway.[4]
References
- ↑ Lovén S. (1846). Index Molluscorum litora Scandinaviae occidentalia habitantium. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhandlingar : 1846: 134-160, 182-204, available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=apgAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA134
- ↑ Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Coryphella lineata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139982.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Flabellina lineata (Lovén, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 jojodive Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 17) Flabellina lineata (Loven, 1846). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Wikidata ☰ Q44355674 entry
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