Tyrinna delicata

Tyrinna delicata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Tyrinna delicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Tyrinna
Species:
T. delicata
Binomial name
Tyrinna delicata
(Abraham, 1877)
Synonyms[1]

Chromodoris juvenca
Doris delicata
Tyrinna nobilis
Tyrinna pusae

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 68 mm.[3]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 5 m.[3]

References
  1. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536910 on 2012-02-29
  2. Abraham P. 1877. Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 196-269 [agosto], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510784 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536910 on 2012-02-26
  3. 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.


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