Samla macassarana

Samla macassarana is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[1]

Flabellina macassarana
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S. macassarana
Binomial name
Samla macassarana
Bergh, 1905[1]

Description

S. macassarana can grow up to a maximum length of 30mm (3 cm) and is translucent with white pigment on the oral tentacles, orange tips to the white cerata and translucent head appendages.[2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Western Pacific Ocean and can be commonly found in the Philippines and Malaysia.[3]

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References

  1. World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
  2. Samla macassarana at iNaturalist Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ITIS Archived 2012-07-06 at Wikiwix Retrieved July 5, 2012
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