Crosslandia daedali
Topic: Biology
From Handwiki - Reading time: 2 minShort description: Species of sea slug
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| Order: | Nudibranchia
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida |
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| Species: | C. daedali
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| Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981
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Crosslandia daedali is a species of sea slug within the family Scyllaeidae,[1] found in subtropical waters in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean in Mexico and Costa Rica. It lives in benthic environments,[2] usually on algae within the genus Padina where it grazes on small hydroids.[3]
Description
Crosslandia daedali grows to a length of 2.5 centimeters.[2] Its color is described as being a greenish brown-orange, with brown and white lines on the sides and underside of the lobes. 6 small blue spots are found along the middle of the body, with most of them having fine black borders.[3]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599561.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Crosslandia daedali, Daedalus' nudibranch". https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Crosslandia-daedali.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Crosslandia daedali" (in en). http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/crosdaed.
External links
- Poorman, L. H.; Mulliner, D. K. (1981). A new species of Crosslandia (Nudibranchia Dendronotacea) from the Gulf of California. Nautilus. 95(2): 96-99
- Behrens D.W. (2004) Pacific Coast nudibranchs, Supplement II. New species to the Pacific Coast and new information on the oldies. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4) 55(2): 11–54
Wikidata ☰ Q13502031 entry
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