Samla macassarana
Samla macassarana is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[1]
| Flabellina macassarana | |
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| Species: | S. macassarana |
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| Samla macassarana Bergh, 1905[1] | |
Description
S. macassarana can grow up to a maximum length of 30mm (3 cm) and is translucent with white pigment on the oral tentacles, orange tips to the white cerata and translucent head appendages.[2]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Western Pacific Ocean and can be commonly found in the Philippines and Malaysia.[3]
References
- World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
- Samla macassarana at iNaturalist Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ITIS Archived 2012-07-06 at Wikiwix Retrieved July 5, 2012
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