Myja hyotan is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
| Myja hyotan | |
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| Osezaki, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Myja |
| Species: | M. hyotan
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| Binomial name | |
| Myja hyotan Martynov, Mehrotra, Chavanich, Nakano, Kashio, Lundin, Picton & Korshunova, 2019[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from a depth of 7–15 m (23–49 ft) at Osezaki, Japan, 35°01′44″N 138°47′23″E / 35.028980°N 138.789830°E.[1]
Description edit
Myja hyotan is a slender nudibranch with unusual elongate cerata which mimic the polyps of its hydroid prey, Pennaria. It is similar to Myja longicornis but differs in the shape of the cerata, which in this species have a long stalk, then a large swelling, a constriction and another swelling tapering to the tip. It grows to 20 mm (0.79 in) in length.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Martynov, A.; Mehrotra, R.; Chavanich, S.; Nakano, R.; Kashio, S.; Lundin, K.; Picton, B.; Korshunova, T. (2019). The extraordinary genus Myja is not a tergipedid, but related to the Facelinidae s. str. with the addition of two new species from Japan (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). ZooKeys. 818: 89-116.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Myja hyotan Martynov, Mehrotra, Chavanich, Nakano, Kashio, Lundin, Picton & Korshunova, 2019. Accessed on 2019-01-24