Kabeiro christianae is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | K. christianae
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| Kabeiro christianae | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Maricaban Strait, Luzon, Philippines. It is also known from Bali, Indonesia.[1]
Description
editThe body of this dendronotid nudibranch is translucent, with longitudinal stripes of brown pigment on the sides and back. The cerata are irregular in shape with large transparent pseudobranchs on the inner faces. The maximum length of this species is 25 mm.[1]
Ecology
editKabeiro christianae is found on colonies of a Sertulariid hydroid.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Shipman, C.; Gosliner, T. (2015). "Molecular and morphological systematics of Doto Oken, 1851 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia), with descriptions of five new species and a new genus". Zootaxa. 3973: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.2. PMID 26249713.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Kabeiro christianae Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
- ^ Rosenfeld, J., 2015. Kabeiro christianae on The Vibrant Sea website