Risbecia nyalya is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Risbecia nyalya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Risbecia |
| Species: | R. nyalya
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| Binomial name | |
| Risbecia nyalya (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)[1]
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Distribution
editThis nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.
Description
editRisbecia nyalya has a blue or purple body with a white and orange-yellow lined mantle. The gills and rhinophores are purple or blue.
The maximum recorded length is 35 mm.[3]
Habitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.[3]
It feeds on sponges.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sea Slug Forum
- ^ a b Caballer, M. (2011). Risbecia nyalya (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420594 on 2011-03-03
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ^ "The Sea Slug Forum - Hypselodoris nyalya". 9 June 2010.
Further reading
edit- Ortea, J., Valdes, A. & Garcia-Gomez, J.C. (1996) Review of the Atlantic species of the Family Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) of the blue chromatic group. Avicennia (Suppl. 1): 1-160.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas