| Lomanotus marmoratus | |
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| The nudibranch Lomanotus marmoratus, Skerries, Portrush, Northern Ireland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Lomanotus |
| Species: | L. marmoratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomanotus marmoratus (Alder & Hancock, 1845) | |
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Lomanotus marmoratus is a species of a sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lomanotidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Berry Head, Torbay on the south coast of England. It has been reported from Atlantic coasts from Great Britain to Spain to Great Britain and also from the Mediterranean Sea.
Ecology
Lomanotus marmoratus feeds on the hydroid Nemertesia antennina family Plumulariidae.
References
- ^ Alder, J. & Hancock, A. (1845). Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, 16: 311-316.
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 1994. A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. Immel Publishing Ltd., 20 Berkeley Street, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5AE. ISBN 1-898162-05-0, 143 pp.
External links
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