Cerberilla incola
| Cerberilla incola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Cerberilla |
| Species: | C. incola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerberilla incola Burn, 1974[1] | |
Cerberilla incola is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.[1]It also occurs off New South Wales and Tasmania. It has also been reported from Reunion in the Indian Ocean.[3]
Description
All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are long and numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. In this species the cerata have two longitudinal brown lines running along them. It has short oral tentacles and long rhinophores for a Cerberilla and is more like an Aeolidiella in overall appearance.[3]
Ecology
Species of Cerberilla live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.
References
- 1 2 Burn, R.F. (1974). Notes on some benthonic opisthobranchs from Port Philip Bay, Victoria. Journ. Malac. Soc. Australasia, 3(1): 43–57
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Cerberilla incola. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-12
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (26 November) Cerberilla incola Burn, 1974. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.