Creseis acicula is a species of pteropod, a distant type of sea-slug. It is in the family Creseidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Creseidae |
| Genus: | Creseis |
| Species: | C. acicula
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| Binomial name | |
| Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)
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Description edit
Creseis acicula's size varies from 0.5–3.3 cm (0.2–1.3 in). It is described as a straight-needle pteropod, and has small wings at the top of its 'head'.[3]
Distribution edit
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution throughout the Caribbean, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Mediterranean Sea and South America.[4]
Diet edit
The species feeds on small organisms such as diatoms, phytoplankton, archaea and larger protists.[4][2]
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Creseis clava.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139034 on 2023-11-18
- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe (2020). "Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Creseis acicula - Rang".
- ^ a b "Creseis acicula Straight needle-pteropod". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2023-11-17.