Cadlina sparsa

Cadlina sparsa, common name the dark-spot cadlina, is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[1]

Dark-spot cadlina
Cadlina sparsa from Pillar Point, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Cadlinidae
Genus:
Cadlina
Species:
C. sparsa
Binomial name
Cadlina sparsa
(Odhner, 1921)

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.[2]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 8 m.[2]

References
  1. Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 243 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430397 on 2012-02-29
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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