Armina californica

Armina californica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Arminidae
Genus:	Armina
Species:	A. californica
Binomial name
	Armina californica; (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
	Armina columbiana O'Donoghue, 1924; Armina digueti Pruvot-Fol, 1956; Armina vancouverensis (Bergh, 1876); Pleurophyllidia californica Cooper, 1863 (basionym);

Armina californica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.[1]

This species occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from Vancouver Island to Panama. It can commonly be found in a soft-bottom habitat[2] from 1-230 meters in depth.[3] Armina californica is characterized by longitudinal ridges of varying colors including light pink, cream, and brown.[3] Features that differentiate Armina californica from the larger Armina species are separated rhinophores, rachidian teeth with 8-13 elongated denticles, and lateral teeth with 7-9 triangular denticles.[2]

References

Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558913 on 2012-04-15
Baez, Diana P.; Ardila, Nestor; Valdes, Angel; Acero P., Arturo (2011). Taxonomy and phylogeny of Armina (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae) from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Cambridge University Press (published 21 January 2011). p. 1113.
McDonald, Gary R.; Nybakken, James W. (1980). Guide to the Nudibranchs of California: including most species found from Alaska to Oregon. Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.: American Malacologists, Inc. p. 58. ISBN 0-915826-08-9.

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Baez D.P., Ardila N., Valdés A. & Acero A. (2011) Taxonomy and phylogeny of Armina (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae) from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91(5): 1107-1121.
Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356. p. 2582

External links

Photos of Armina californica on Sealife Collection

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[WoRMS-1] Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558913 on 2012-04-15

[:1-2] Baez, Diana P.; Ardila, Nestor; Valdes, Angel; Acero P., Arturo (2011). Taxonomy and phylogeny of Armina (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae) from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Cambridge University Press (published 21 January 2011). p. 1113.

[:0-3] McDonald, Gary R.; Nybakken, James W. (1980). Guide to the Nudibranchs of California: including most species found from Alaska to Oregon. Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.: American Malacologists, Inc. p. 58. ISBN 0-915826-08-9.