Cratena affinis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Cratena affinis
colour photograph of Cratena affinis it is orange and white striped
Cratena affinis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Cratena
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Cratena affinis
(Baba, 1949)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hervia affinis Baba, 1949

Distribution

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This species was described from Sagami Bay, Japan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Baba, K. (1949). Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 194pp., 50 pls.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Cratena affinis (Baba, 1949). Accessed on 2018-02-17.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 25) Cratena affinis (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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