Kabeiro christianae

Kabeiro christianae is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]

Kabeiro christianae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Dotidae
Genus:
Kabeiro
Species:
K. christianae
Binomial name
Kabeiro christianae
Shipman & Gosliner, 2015[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Maricaban Strait, Luzon, Philippines. It is also known from Bali, Indonesia.[1]

Description

The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is translucent, with longitudinal stripes of brown pigment on the sides and back. The cerata are irregular in shape with large transparent pseudobranchs on the inner faces. The maximum length of this species is 25 mm.[1]

Ecology

Kabeiro christianae is found on colonies of a Sertulariid hydroid.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro christianae Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
  3. Rosenfeld, J., 2015. Kabeiro christianae on The Vibrant Sea website
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