Tenellia longi

Tenellia longi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.[2]

Tenellia longi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Fionoidea
Family:
Fionidae
Genus:
Tenellia
Species:
T. longi
Binomial name
Tenellia longi
(Behrens, 1985)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cuthona longi Behrens, 1985

Distribution

This species was described from Isla Raza, Baja California, Mexico, 28°48′00″N 113°00′00″W.[1]

Description

The adult size of this species is up to 32 mm in length. The cerata are cored with green digestive gland and have surface rings of pale blue, yellow-gold and red pigment and white tips.[3]

References
  1. Behrens, D. W. (1985). A new species of Cuthona from the Gulf of California. Veliger 27(4):418-422.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Cuthona longi Behrens, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-14
  3. Behrens, (2000). Cuthona longi at the Slug Site.
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