Corambe steinbergae

Corambe steinbergae
Corambe steinbergae from Santa Cruz, California. Note the lack of posterior notch in the mantle skirt
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea

Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Corambidae
Genus: Corambe
Species: C. steinbergae
MacFarland & O'Donoghue, 1929
Binomial name
Corambe steinbergae
Synonyms
  • Corambella bolini MacFarland, 1966
  • Corambella steinbergae Lance, 1962 (original combination)
  • Doridella steinbergae Lance, 1962 (original combination)

Corambe steinbergae is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Corambidae.[1] [2]

This species feeds on bryozoans.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Northeastern Pacific from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.[2]

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Corambe steinbergae (Lance, 1962). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535679 on 2016-05-21
  2. 1 2 P.I., jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W.B., Firminger (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Corambe steinbergae". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. "Steinberg's Corambe (Corambe steinbergae)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

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