Bornella anguilla

Bornella anguilla is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bornellidae. This species is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.[1]

Bornella anguilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Bornellidae
Genus:
Bornella
Species:
B. anguilla
Binomial name
Bornella anguilla
Johnson, 1984

This species can grow up to a length of 8 cm.[2]

References
  1. http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/bornangu
  2. http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_born_anguilla.htm
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