Ceratophyllidia papilligera

Ceratophyllidia papilligera
	Ceratophyllidia papilligera, head is on the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Superfamily:	Phyllidioidea
Family:	Phyllidiidae
Genus:	Ceratophyllidia
Species:	C. papilligera
Binomial name
	Ceratophyllidia papilligera; (Bergh, 1890)[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Phyllidiopsis papilligera Bergh, 1890

Ceratophyllidia papilligera (commonly referred to as the Black Spotted Nudibranch) is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm.[3]

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 185 m.[3]

Bergh, R. (1890). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. Report on the nudibranchs". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 19(3): 155-181, 3 pls.
Bouchet, P. (2010). Ceratophyllidia papilligera (Bergh, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420610 on 2010-12-28
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.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cerapapi
Valdés À. & Gosliner T. M. (1999). "Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new genus and a new family". Zoologica Scripta 28: 315-360. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00014.x.
Photos of Ceratophyllidia papilligera on Sealife Collection

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