Coryphellina delicata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Coryphellina delicata
The nudibranch Flabellina delicata, Tulamben, Bali.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Flabellinidae
Genus: Coryphellina
Species:
C. delicata
Binomial name
Coryphellina delicata
Gosliner & Willan, 1991[1]

Distribution

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This 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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina delicata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (March 16) Flabellina delicata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.