Aeolidia libitinaria
Aeolidia libitinaria is a species of sea slug in the family Aeolidiidae.[1] It was found near a dead whale, inside the Monteray Canyon, 380 meters below the ocean surface, and was named libitinaria for it meaning undertaker in Latin.[2]
| Aeolidia libitinaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Infraorder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Aeolidia |
| Species: | A. libitinaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018 | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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