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Tenellia longi

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Species of gastropod

Tenellia longi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Trinchesiidae
Genus: Tenellia
Species: T. longi
Binomial name
Tenellia longi
(Behrens, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Cuthona longi Behrens, 1985

Tenellia longi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.

Distribution

This species was described from Isla Raza, Baja California, Mexico, 28°48′00″N 113°00′00″W / 28.80000°N 113.00000°W / 28.80000; -113.00000.

Description

The adult size of this species is up to 32 mm in length. The cerata are cored with green digestive gland and have surface rings of pale blue, yellow-gold and red pigment and white tips.

References

  1. ^ Behrens, D. W. (1985). A new species of Cuthona from the Gulf of California. Veliger 27(4):418-422.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Cuthona longi Behrens, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-14
  3. Behrens, (2000). Cuthona longi at the Slug Site.
Taxon identifiers
Cuthona longi
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