Armina californica

Armina californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Arminidae
Genus: Armina
Species:
A. californica
Binomial name
Armina californica
(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Armina columbiana O'Donoghue, 1924
  • Armina digueti Pruvot-Fol, 1956
  • Armina vancouverensis (Bergh, 1876)
  • Pleurophyllidia californica Cooper, 1863 (basionym)

Armina californica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.[1]

This species occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from Vancouver Island to Panama. It can commonly be found in a soft-bottom habitat[2] from 1-230 meters in depth.[3] Armina californica is characterized by longitudinal ridges of varying colors including light pink, cream, and brown.[3] Features that differentiate Armina californica from the larger Armina species are separated rhinophores, rachidian teeth with 8-13 elongated denticles, and lateral teeth with 7-9 triangular denticles.[2]

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558913 on 2012-04-15
  2. ^ a b Baez, Diana P.; Ardila, Nestor; Valdes, Angel; Acero P., Arturo (2011). Taxonomy and phylogeny of Armina (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Arminidae) from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Cambridge University Press (published 21 January 2011). p. 1113.
  3. ^ a b McDonald, Gary R.; Nybakken, James W. (1980). Guide to the Nudibranchs of California: including most species found from Alaska to Oregon. Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.: American Malacologists, Inc. p. 58. ISBN 0-915826-08-9.