Coryphellina delicata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
Coryphellina delicata | |
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The nudibranch Flabellina delicata, Tulamben, Bali. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Flabellinidae |
Genus: | Coryphellina |
Species: | C. delicata
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Binomial name | |
Coryphellina delicata |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea with additional material from Aliwal Shoals, Natal, South Africa.[1] It has also been reported from Indonesia and Japan and is probably a widespread species in the Indo-Pacific region.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Gosliner, T. M., & Richard C. Willan. 1991. Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. Veliger 34(2):97-133. page 124
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina delicata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (March 16) Flabellina delicata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.