Cerberilla bernadettae

Cerberilla bernadettae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]

Cerberilla bernadettae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Aeolidiidae
Genus:
Cerberilla
Species:
C. bernadettae
Binomial name
Cerberilla bernadettae
Tardy, 1965[1]
Synonyms[2]

Distribution

This species was described from la pointe de la Fumée, Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime on the Atlantic coast of France. It has been reported from Italy and Tunisia.[3]

Description

All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. In this species the body and cerata are mostly translucent white. There are dark brown lines forming an inverted V on the front of the head. The cerata have a black mark on the upper surface just below the opaque white tip. The long oral tentacles have a white band on the upper surface and yellow-orange tips. The small rhinophores are yellow-orange.[4]

Ecology

Species of Cerberilla live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.

References
  1. Tardy, J. (1965). Description et biologie de Cerberilla bernadetti, espèce nouvelle de Gastéropode Nudibranche de la côte atlantique française: discussion sur la position systématique du genre. Bulletin de l'Institute Océanographique. Monaco, 65(1349): 1-22, 6 plates.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Cerberilla bernadettae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-09
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 4) Cerberilla bernadettae Tardy, 1965. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Daniel A., Sittler A.-P., Müller Y., Buron D., (2014) Cerberilla bernadettae Tardy, 1965. in : DORIS, 18/11/2014
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.
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