Cadlina abyssicola is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[2]
| Cadlina abyssicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Cadlinidae |
| Genus: | Cadlina |
| Species: | C. abyssicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Cadlina abyssicola | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from deep water in New Caledonia. The holotype was collected at 394–397 m (1,293–1,302 ft) 20°54′S 165°53′E / 20.900°S 165.883°E, and 12 paratypes were collected at depths of 270–570 m (890–1,870 ft) in the area.
References
edit- ^ Valdés Á. 2001. Deep-sea cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from the tropical West Pacific, with descriptions of two new genera and eighteen new species. Malacologia 43(1-2) : 237-311
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Cadlina abyssicola Valdés, 2001. Accessed on 2018-12-03.