Trinchesia virens is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[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: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Trinchesia |
| Species: | T. virens
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| Binomial name | |
| Trinchesia virens (MacFarland, 1966)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Point Pinos, Monterey Bay, California, United States.[1] It has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America from Duxbury Reef, Marin County to Santa Catalina Island, California, United States.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b MacFarland, F. M. (1966). Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 6:1-546, pls. 1-72. pages 344-347.
- ^ Picton, B. (2017). Trinchesia virens (MacFarland, 1966). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1037423 on 2017-12-07.
- ^ Behrens, D.W. & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs. A guide to the Opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. Sea Challengers, Monterey. 1-137.
- ^ Cuthona virens. Photo on Slug Site.
- Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.