Biology:Trinchesia kanga
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Trinchesia kanga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Trinchesiidae |
Genus: | Trinchesia |
Species: | T. kanga
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Binomial name | |
Trinchesia kanga Edmunds, 1970[1]
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Trinchesia kanga is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from the President's Jetty, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It has been reported from Réunion Island.[3]
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 5 mm. It has been reported to grow to 12 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ Edmunds, M. (1970). Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Tanzania. II. Eolidacea (Cuthonidae, Piseinotecidae and Facelinidae). Proceedings of the Malacological Society, London. 39: 15-57
- ↑ Picton, B.; Sartori, André F. (2017). Trinchesia kanga Edmunds, 1970. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765012 on 2017-12-06
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bidgrain, P., (2016). Cuthona kanga In: Sea slugs from South West Indian Ocean.
- Gosliner, T. 1987. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea. Challengers, Monterey.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q19321894 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinchesia kanga.
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