Itaxia falklandica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
| Itaxia falklandica | |
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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: | Itaxia |
| Species: | I. falklandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Itaxia falklandica | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from the Falkland Islands. It has been reported from Chiloé Island, Chile, South Georgia and Crozet Islands.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Eliot, C.N.E., 1907. Nudibranchs from New Zealand and the Falkland Islands. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7(6):327-361, pl. 28.
- ^ Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina falklandica (Eliot, 1907). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-27
- ^ Schrödl M. (2003) Sea slugs of Southern South America. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 165 pp. page(s): 74
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (March 13) Flabellina falklandica (Eliot, 1907). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.