Facelina quadrilineata

Facelina quadrilineata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Facelina quadrilineata
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:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Facelininae
Genus:
Facelina
Species:
F. quadrilineata
Binomial name
Facelina quadrilineata
(Baba, 1930)[1]
Synonyms

Hervia quadrilineata Baba, 1930

Distribution

This species has been reported from Japan where it is a common species.[3]

Description

This species has a pattern of four lines on the head.[4] Facelina bilineata has been confused with this species in the past.[5]

References
  1. Baba, K., 1930. Studies on Japanese nudibranchs (3). Venus 2, 119-131.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Facelina quadrilineata (Baba, 1930). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 26) Facelina quadrilineata (Baba, 1930). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Baba, K. 1965. The anatomy of Facelinella quadrilineata (Baba) (Nudibranchia - Eolidoidea). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 12(5):409-414, pls. 26-27.
  5. Hirano, Y.J. & Ito, M. (1998). Facelinella quadrilineata (Baba, 1930), a pair of cryptic species of Facelina from Japan. Zoological Science, 15: 791-797.
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