Cadlina rumia

Cadlina rumia is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[1]

Cadlina rumia
Dorsal view of Cadlina rumia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Cadlinidae
Genus:
Cadlina
Species:
C. rumia
Binomial name
Cadlina rumia

Distribution

Distribution of Cadlina rumia is amphiatlantic (occurring in Western Atlantic and in Eastern Atlantic).[2] Distribution in Western Atlantic includes: Florida, Belize, Panama, Venezuela, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, St. Maarten/St. Martin, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, Brazil and Panama.[2] This is the only species of Cadlina in the tropical western Atlantic.[2] Distribution in Eastern Atlantic includes: ...

Description

Body is oval and flat, covered with numerous small tubercles.[2] Background color is usually translucent white with a few yellow spots (mantle glands).[2] Rhinophores and gill are often yellowish brown.[2] It is up to 15 mm long.[2]

Ecology

Minimum and maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Cadlina rumia was found under rocks and on various sponges.[2] This species feeds on several types of sponges from different orders (including spiculate and non-spiculate species), exhibiting a not specialized diet preference among the spongivorous dorid nudibranchs.[2] Prey of Cadlina rumia include sponges Dysidea etheria, Haliclona sp., Callyspongia sp. and Scopalina sp.[4]

References

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  1. Rudman W. B. (1984). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81(2/3): 115-273. page: 243 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532477 on 2012-02-29.
  2. Goodheart J. A., Ellingson R. A., Vital X. G., Galvão Filho H. C., McCarthy J. B., Medrano S. M., Bhave V. J., García-Méndez K., Jiménez L. M., López G. & Hoover C. A. (2016). "Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama". Marine Biodiversity Records 9(1): 56. doi:10.1186/s41200-016-0048-z
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  4. Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.
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