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Vayssierea cinnabarea
Vayssierea cinnabarea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia informal group Opisthobranchia clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia
Family:	Okadaiidae
Genus:	Vayssierea Baba, 1930
Species:	V. cinnabarea
Binomial name
Vayssierea cinnabarea (Ralph, 1944)
Synonyms
Okadaia cinnabarea (Ralph, 1944) Pellibranchus cinnabareus Ralph, 1944

Vayssierea cinnabarea is a species of small sea slug, a dorid nudibranch in the gastropod family Okadaiidae.

Range

This species occurs in New Zealand.

Ecology

This species feeds on Spirorbis tube worms.

Taxonomy

Although Vayssierea cinnabarea is accepted as a separate species by many individuals, there are some that argue that all Veyssierea should be under one species name, V. felis.

References

1. Ralph P. M. (June) 1944. Pellibranchus cinnabareus, a New Genus and Species of Non-Pelagic Nudibranch Mollusc of the Family Phyllirhoidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 74, 1944-45, 24-31.
2. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Vayssierea cinnabarea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599228 on 2012-06-03
3. Rudman, W. B. (2010-06-09). "Vayssierea - further thoughts". The Sea Slug Forum. New South Wales: Australian Museum. Retrieved 2021-05-20.

• Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

• Okadaiidae
• Gastropods described in 1944