Microchlamylla amabilis is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
| Microchlamylla amabilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Microchlamylla |
| Species: | M. amabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microchlamylla amabilis (Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Flabellina amabilis Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991 | |
Description
editThis species grows to about 26 mm in length. The dorsal midline of the tail contains a white line.[1][3]
Distribution
editMicrochlamylla amabilis is known to occur only in Oshoro Bay (waters off Otaru, Hokkaidō),[4] Japan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hirano, Y. J.; Kuzirian, A. M. (1991). A new species of Flabellina (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from Oshoro Bay, Japan. The Veliger. 34(1):48-55.
- ^ Picton, B. (2017). Microchlamylla amabilis (Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-12-20
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 21) Flabellina amabilis Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ "Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences". Clade.ansp.org. 2002-07-29. Retrieved 2012-07-05.