Tenellia puellula is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | T. puellula
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| Tenellia puellula | |
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Distribution edit
This species was described from Japan. It has been reported from the Japan Sea coast at Echizen Coast, Fukui Prefecture, north-west coast of Honshu and from the Pacific Ocean coast at Hachijo Island. Similar looking animals have been found at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.[3]
References edit
- ^ Baba, K. (1955) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay, Supplement. Iwanami Shoten: Tokyo. 59pp., 20 Plates.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-03
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 11) Cuthona puellula (Baba, 1955). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.