Trinchesia acinosa is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.
| Trinchesia acinosa | |
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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: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Trinchesia |
| Species: | T. acinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Trinchesia acinosa (Risbec, 1928)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Aeolidia acinosa Risbec, 1928 | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from New Caledonia. It has been reported from Japan[2] and the Marshall Islands.[3]
Description
editThe typical adult size of this species is 10–12 mm. The body is opaque white and the cerata, rhinophores, front of the head and oral tentacles are pale to bright orange.[4]
References
edit- ^ Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution a l'étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Thèse présentée à la faculté des sciences de l'Université de Paris pour obtenir le grade de docteur ès-sciences naturelles. Faune des Colonies Française 2(1):1-328, pls. 1-12.
- ^ Imamotu, J. (2015). Photographs of Cuthona acinosa. Amami-Ooshima Islands, Japan
- ^ Johnson, S. & Johnson, J. (2009) Cuthona acinosa (Risbec, 1928) Underwater Kwajalein.
- ^ Bolland, R. (2015). Photograph of Cuthona acinosa - Aka Island, Kerama Islands, Okinawa