Cadlinella ornatissima is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
| Cadlinella ornatissima | |
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| Cadlinella ornatissima, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Cadlinella |
| Species: | C. ornatissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec 1928)[1]
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Distribution edit
This species is widespread in the central Indo-Pacific region [4] and also occurs off Australia (Queensland).[5]
Description edit
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Ecology edit
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References edit
- ^ Risbec, J. 1928. Contribution à l’étude des nudibranches Néo-Calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises 2(1): 1–328
- ^ Caballer, M. (2015). Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-18.
- ^ Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 117, 247.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 8) Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum.
- ^ Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.