Biology:Trinchesia caerulea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Trinchesia caerulea | |
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| Trinchesia caerulea, Mediterranean form | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Trinchesia |
| Species: | T. caerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Trinchesia caerulea (Montagu, 1804)[1]
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Trinchesia caerulea is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Devon, England . It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Norway south to Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea. Records from Brazil and Florida probably represent a different species.[3][4]
Description
The typical size of this species is 10–15 mm and the maximum recorded length is 26 mm.[5]
Habitat
Found from the intertidal zone to 270 m.[5] Trinchesia caerulea feeds on hydroids of the genus Sertularella.[3]
References
- ↑ Montagu, George. 1804. [for 1802]. Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 7:61-85, pls. 6-7.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2014). Cuthona caerulea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-01-26
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2016. Trinchesia caerulea. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 20) Cuthona caerulea (Montagu, 1804). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H., 1984. Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures
External links
- Photos of Trinchesia caerulea on Sealife Collection
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