Ziminella vrijenhoeki

Ziminella vrijenhoeki, is a species of sea slug, in the family Paracoryphellidae.[1] It was discovered at Monterey Canyon by MBARI researchers near a whale carcass 1000 meters below the surface, and was named after Robert Vrijenhoek, a MBARI evolutionary biologist.[2] It is bright orange, and grows about 20 millimeters long.[2]

Ziminella vrijenhoeki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Family:
Paracoryphellidae
Genus:
Ziminella
Species:
Z. vrijenhoeki
Binomial name
Ziminella vrijenhoeki
Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ziminella vrijenhoeki Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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