Catriona columbiana, the British Columbia aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
Catriona columbiana | |
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Santa Cruz, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Trinchesiidae |
Genus: | Catriona |
Species: | C. columbiana
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Binomial name | |
Catriona columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Gabriola Pass, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1] has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America from Cutter Rock, Ketchikan, Alaska, to San Diego, California.[3][4]
Ecology
editCatriona columbiana feeds on the athecate hydroids Tubularia and Syncoryne.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b O'Donoghue, C.H. (1922). Notes on the Nudibranchiate Mollusca from the Vancouver Island Region. III. Records of species and distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, Toronto, 14(1): 145-167, pls.5-6.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2016). Tenellia columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-23.
- ^ a b McDonald, G. (2015). Catriona columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922) Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 11) Cuthona columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.