Biology:Kabeiro phasmida
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Kabeiro phasmida | |
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The nudibranch Kabeiro phasmida, Bontoh, Pulau Sangeang, Indonesia. | |
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Class: | Gastropoda
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida |
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Species: | K. phasmida
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Binomial name | |
Kabeiro phasmida Shipman & Gosliner, 2015[1]
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Kabeiro phasmida is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Mainit Point, Calumpan Peninsula, Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines .[1] It has been photographed in Indonesia.
Description
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is light brown. The cerata are irregular in shape and there are raised tubercles on the sides of the body. The maximum length of this species is 20 mm.[1]
Ecology
Kabeiro phasmida is found on colonies of a pinnate hydroid.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shipman, C.; Gosliner, T. (2015). "Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken, 1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus". Zootaxa 3973: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.2. PMID 26249713.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro phasmida Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
External links
- Photos of Kabeiro phasmida on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q20721695 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabeiro phasmida.
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