Learchis evelinae

Learchis evelinae is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Learchis evelinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Genus:
Learchis
Species:
L. evelinae
Binomial name
Learchis evelinae
Edmunds & Just, 1983[1]

Distribution

This species was described from 1 m depth on the reef-flat outside the Bellairs Research Institute, Barbados.[1] It has been reported from Florida.[3]

References
  1. Edmunds, M. & Just, H. (1983) Eolid nudibranchiate Mollusca from Barbados. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 49(3): 185-203.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Learchis evelinae Edmunds & Just, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-20
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 25) Learchis evelinae Edmunds & Just, 1983 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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