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Chromodoris aila

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Chromodoris aila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Species:
C. aila
Binomial name
Chromodoris aila
Er. Marcus, 1961[1]

Chromodoris aila is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. It has not been reported since.[3]

Description

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Chromodoris aila is most likely to be a species of Felimare as Marcus describes it as similar to Chromodoris moerchii.

Ecology

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References

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  1. ^ Marcus, Er. (1961). Opisthobranchs from North Carolina. The Journal of the Mitchell Society. November 1961: 141-151.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Chromodoris aila Er. Marcus, 1961. Accessed on 2019-01-23.
  3. ^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, page(s): 127