Abronica abronia
Abronica abronia, common name graceful aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Abronicidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Abronicidae |
| Genus: | Abronica |
| Species: | A. abronia |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966) [1] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Point Pinos, Monterey Bay, California, U.S.[1] It has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America from Washington state to Baja California, Mexico.[3][4]
References
- MacFarland, F. M. (1966). Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 6:1-546, pls. 1-72. pages 347-351.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890610 on 2019-01-16
- Rudman, W.B. (2007) (March 22) Cuthona abronia (MacFarland, 1966). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- McDonald, G. (2015). Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
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