Bermudella distincta

Bermudella distincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Goniodorididae
Subfamily: Goniodoridinae
Genus: Bermudella
Species:
B. distincta
Binomial name
Bermudella distincta
(Baba, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Okenia distincta Baba, 1940

Bermudella distincta is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Goniodoridinae in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from northern Honshu, Japan. It is known from northern Japan north to Peter the Great Bay, Russia.

Description

This Bermudella has a narrow body and up to ten pairs of short lateral papillae. There are many papillae on the back, between the rhinophores and the gills and two in front of the rhinophores. The body is translucent and has some small spots of brown and white pigment. It is similar in shape and arrangement of the papillae to Bermudella angelensis, Bermudella harastii, Bermudella zoobotryon and Bermudella mija.

Ecology

The diet of this species is a bryozoan, a species of Amathia.

References

  1. ↑ Baba, K., 1940. Some additions to the nudibranch fauna of the northern part of Japan. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan, 10 (6): 103-111.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bermudella distincta (Baba, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-10-18.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2007 (December 13) Okenia distincta Baba, 1940. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.