Coryphellina poenicia is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, and a marine heterobranchia mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
| Coryphellina poenicia | |
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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: | Coryphellina |
| Species: | C. poenicia
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphellina poenicia (Burn, 1957)[1]
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Description
editC. poenicia has a translucent body sometimes with a purplish tinge, and the jaw plates are visible within the head as two purple crescents. The cerata have a deep orange-red subapical band and the digestive gland is usually orange or yellow. The cnidosac is opaque white. The upper half of the rhinophores have papillae on the posterior side, though these can be absent in juveniles. It has a maximum length of 25mm.[3]
Distribution
editThe species is widely distributed in Southeastern Australia from New South Wales to South Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ Burn, R. (1957). On some Opisthobranchia from Victoria. Journ. Malac. Soc. Australasia, 1: 11-29, pls. 1-3
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina poenicia (Burn, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Flabellina poenicia (Burn, 1957). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.