Samla bicolor is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[2]
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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: | Samlidae |
| Genus: | Samla |
| Species: | S. bicolor
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Ceylon. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region.[3] In Hawaii it can be commonly found in Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Niihau, Laysan, Midway and Kure.[4]
Description
editSamla bicolor can grow to a maximum length of 20 mm and has a translucent body and white tips to the oral tentacles. There is an orange band near the tip of the rhinophores and on each of the cerata.[5] Animals from different regions show subtle differences in coloration and in the shape of the oral tentacles and may be members of a species complex.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kelaart, Edward Frederick. 1858. Descriptions of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs and zoophytes. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Ceylon Branch, Colombo 3(1):84-139, 2 pls.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 23) Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858) Seaslugs of Hawaii. Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ^ Gosliner, T. M., & Richard C. Willan. 1991. Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. Veliger 34(2):97-133. page 97
External links
edit- Photos of Samla bicolor on Sealife Collection