Samla macassarana

Flabellina macassarana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Samlidae
Genus: Samla
Species:
S. macassarana
Binomial name
Samla macassarana
Bergh, 1905

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

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.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 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