Ziminella japonica

(Redirected from Flabellina japonica)

Ziminella japonica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Paracoryphellidae.[1]

Ziminella japonica
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Z. japonica
Binomial name
Ziminella japonica
(Volodchenko, 1937)[1]

Description

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Z. japonica can grow up to a maximum length of 75 mm (3.0 in) and ceratal color varies from cream to yellow, orange and pink.[2]

Distribution

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This species is widely distributed throughout British Columbia, Alaska, Japan, Siberia and Atlantic Canada to Massachusetts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
  2. ^ a b slugsite Retrieved July 5, 2012