Tenellia puellula

Tenellia puellula is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.[2]

Tenellia puellula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Fionoidea
Family:
Fionidae
Genus:
Tenellia
Species:
T. puellula
Binomial name
Tenellia puellula
(Baba, 1955)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cratena puellula Baba, 1955
  • Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955)

Distribution

This species was described from Japan. It has been reported from the Japan Sea coast at Echizen Coast, Fukui Prefecture, north-west coast of Honshu and from the Pacific Ocean coast at Hachijo Island. Similar looking animals have been found at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.[3]

References
  1. Baba, K. (1955) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay, Supplement. Iwanami Shoten: Tokyo. 59pp., 20 Plates.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-03
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 11) Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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