Cratena simba

Cratena simba is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Cratena simba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Cratena
Species:
C. simba
Binomial name
Cratena simba
Edmunds, 1970[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Tanzania. It has been reported widely in the Indo-Pacific region as far East as Australia.[3]

References

  1. Edmunds, M. (1970). Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Tanzania. II. Eolidacea (Cuthonidae, Piseinotecidae and Facelinidae). Proceedings of the Malacological Society, London. 39: 15-57.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970. Accessed on 2018-02-18.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 5) Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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