Thecacera darwini

Thecacera darwini is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

Thecacera darwini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Genus:
Thecacera
Species:
T. darwini
Binomial name
Thecacera darwini
Pruvot-Fol, 1950[1]

Distribution

This species was first described from Chile, South America. It was first collected by Charles Darwin.

Description

This polycerid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with scattered black spots. The tip of the tail, gills, rhinophores and rhinophore sheaths are yellow.[2]

Ecology

Thecacera darwini feeds on the bryozoan Beania magellanica.[3]

References
  1. Pruvot-Fol, A. (1950). Le genre Thecacera Fleming, 1828 et une espece nouvelle: Thecacera darwini. Journal de Conchiologie, 90(1): 48-52
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 7) Thecacera darwini Pruvot-Fol, 1950. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. Schroedl, M. (2003) Sea Slugs of southern South America. ConchBooks, 165pp.
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