Hermissenda emurai

Hermissenda emurai is a species of brightly coloured sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Hermissenda emurai
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
Genus:
Hermissenda
Species:
H. emurai
Binomial name
Hermissenda emurai
Baba, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Cuthona (Hervia) emurai Baba, 1937

Distribution

This nudibranch was described from Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Sea of Japan, Japan.[1] Its distribution includes Korea[3] and the Russian coast of the Japan Sea (although, no facts confirming distribution in Russia provided). It was (incorrectly) synonymised with Hermissenda crassicornis in 1983.[4][2]

Description

The species grows to be about 50 mm, or about 2 inches.

References
  1. Baba, K. 1937. Opisthobranchia of Japan (II). Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 5(7):289-344, pls. 1-2.
  2. Lindsay, T. & Valdés, Á. (2016) The Model Organism Hermissenda crassicornis (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) Is a Species Complex. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0154265.
  3. D.B.Koh, 2006 (Feb 24) Hermissenda crassicornis from Sth Korea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. McDonald G. R. (1983) A review of the nudibranchs of the California coast. Malacologia 24: 114–276.
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