Bornella irvingi

Bornella irvingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura
Order:	Nudibranchia; clade Cladobranchia; clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:	Tritonioidea
Family:	Bornellidae
Genus:	Bornella
Species:	P. irvingi
Binomial name
	Bornella irvingi; Edmunds & Preece, 1996

Bornella irvingi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bornellidae.^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from the Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Description

Bornella irvingi has a smooth white body, , white gills and lateral appendages. The velar tentacles, rhinophore clubs and rhinophore sheath processes are orange, with white bases. There is a dark brown area on the head separating these processes from the rest of the body.

References

^ Edmunds, M. & Preece, R. (1996) "A collection of opisthobranch mollusks from the Pitcairn Islands." Journal of Conchology, 35, 407–420.
^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Bornella irvingi Edmunds & Preece, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-02-21.

[1] Edmunds, M. & Preece, R. (1996) "A collection of opisthobranch mollusks from the Pitcairn Islands." Journal of Conchology, 35, 407–420.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P. (2015). Bornella irvingi Edmunds & Preece, 1996. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-02-21.

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