Coryphellina poenicia

Coryphellina poenicia is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, and a marine heterobranchia mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Coryphellina poenicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Flabellinoidea
Family:
Flabellinidae
Genus:
Coryphellina
Species:
C. poenicia
Binomial name
Coryphellina poenicia
(Burn, 1957)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coryphellina poenicia Burn, 1957
  • Coryphellina poenicia aurantia Burn, 1962
  • Hervia poenicia Burn, 1957

Description

C. poenicia has a translucent body sometimes with a purplish tinge, and the jaw plates are visible within the head as two purple crescents. The cerata have a deep orange-red subapical band and the digestive gland is usually orange or yellow. The cnidosac is opaque white. The upper half of the rhinophores have papillae on the posterior side, though these can be absent in juveniles. It has a maximum length of 25mm.[3]

Distribution

The species is widely distributed in Southeastern Australia from New South Wales to South Australia.[3]

References
  1. Burn, R. (1957). On some Opisthobranchia from Victoria. Journ. Malac. Soc. Australasia, 1: 11-29, pls. 1-3
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina poenicia (Burn, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Flabellina poenicia (Burn, 1957). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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