Crosslandia daedali is a species of sea slug within the family Scyllaeidae,[1] found in subtropical waters in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean in Mexico and Costa Rica. It lives in benthic environments,[2] usually on algae within the genus Padina where it grazes on small hydroids.[3]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
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| Species: | C. daedali
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| Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981
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Description edit
Crosslandia daedali grows to a length of 2.5 centimeters.[2] Its color is described as being a greenish brown-orange, with brown and white lines on the sides and underside of the lobes. 6 small blue spots are found along the middle of the body, with most of them having fine black borders.[3]
References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ a b "Crosslandia daedali, Daedalus' nudibranch". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ a b jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Crosslandia daedali". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
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External links edit
- Poorman, L. H.; Mulliner, D. K. (1981). A new species of Crosslandia (Nudibranchia Dendronotacea) from the Gulf of California. Nautilus. 95(2): 96-99
- Behrens D.W. (2004) Pacific Coast nudibranchs, Supplement II. New species to the Pacific Coast and new information on the oldies. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4) 55(2): 11–54