Thecacera darwini
| Thecacera darwini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Thecacera |
| Species: | T. darwini
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| Binomial name | |
| Thecacera darwini Pruvot-Fol, 1950[1]
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Thecacera darwini is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Distribution[edit]
This species was first described from Chile, South America. It was first collected by Charles Darwin.
Description[edit]
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[edit]
Thecacera darwini feeds on the bryozoan Beania magellanica.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Pruvot-Fol, A. (1950). Le genre Thecacera Fleming, 1828 et une espece nouvelle: Thecacera darwini. Journal de Conchiologie, 90(1): 48-52
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 7) Thecacera darwini Pruvot-Fol, 1950. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Schroedl, M. (2003) Sea Slugs of southern South America. ConchBooks, 165pp.