Biology:Abronica abronia

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Abronica abronia
Cuthona abronia from Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, California.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Abronicidae
Genus: Abronica
Species:
A. abronia
Binomial name
Abronica abronia
(MacFarland, 1966) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cratena abronia MacFarland, 1966
  • Cuthona abronia MacFarland, 1966

Abronica abronia, common name graceful aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Abronicidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Point Pinos, Monterey Bay, California , U.S.[1] It has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America from Washington (state) to Baja California, Mexico.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 347-351.
  2. 2.0 2.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890610 on 2019-01-16
  3. Rudman, W.B. (2007) (March 22) Cuthona abronia (MacFarland, 1966). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. McDonald, G. (2015). Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.

Wikidata ☰ Q3803928 entry