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

Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata, Bali, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Cratena
Species:
C. lineata
Binomial name
Cratena lineata
(Eliot, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
  • Facelina lineata Eliot, 1905

Distribution

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This species was described from Zanzibar. It has been reported from widespread localities throughout the Indo-Pacific Oceans.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eliot, C.N.E. (1905). On some nudibranchs from east Africa and Zanzibar. Part VI. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1904(2): 268-298, Pls. 16-17.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Cratena lineata (Eliot, 1905). Accessed on 2018-02-17.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 13) Cratena lineata (Eliot, 1905). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.