Biology:Kabeiro rubroreticulata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Kabeiro rubroreticulata | |
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| Class: | Gastropoda
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Dendronotida |
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| Species: | K. rubroreticulata
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| Kabeiro rubroreticulata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015[1]
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Kabeiro rubroreticulata is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Panglao, Bohol Island, Philippines . It is also known from Bali, Indonesia.[1]
Description
The body of this dendronotid nudibranch is variable in colour from cream through brown to red, with a fine reticulation of red pigment on the sides, back and on the rhinophore sheaths. The cerata are irregular in shape with pseudobranchs on the inner faces. The maximum length of this species is 20 mm.[1]
Ecology
Kabeiro rubroreticulata is found on colonies of Campanulariid hydroids which grow on sea grass in 1–5 m depth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 rubroreticulata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-06-25
Wikidata ☰ Q20721700 entry
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