Armina rubida

Armina rubida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Arminacea
Family:	Arminidae
Genus:	Armina
Species:	A. rubida
Binomial name
	Armina rubida; (Gould, 1852)
Synonyms
	Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus M. C. Miller & Willan, 1986 (junior subjective synonym); Dermatobranchus rubidus (A. Gould, 1852) superseded combination; Diphyllidia rubida A. Gould, 1852 superseded combinatio;

Armina rubida is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region. It was described from Hawaii. It has subsequently been reported from New Zealand where it was described as Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986.

References

↑ Gould A.A. 1852. Molluscs and shells. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1832–1842 12 1–510, with an Atlas of plates, 1856.
↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1764950 on 2024-10-30
↑ Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356.
↑ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 30) Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Gosliner, T. (2023). Southern African Sea Slugs. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research Group Press. p. 434.

External links

Miller, M. C.; Willan, R. C. (1986). "A review of New Zealand arminacean nudibranchs (Opisthobranchia: Arminacea)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 13 (3): 384. doi:10.1080/03014223.1986.10422671.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Gould A.A. 1852. Molluscs and shells. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1832–1842 12 1–510, with an Atlas of plates, 1856.

[WoRMS-2] MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1764950 on 2024-10-30

[3] Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356.

[4] Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 30) Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.