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Antiopella barbarensis

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Species of gastropod

Antiopella barbarensis
Antiopella barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Janolidae
Genus: Antiopella
Species: A. barbarensis
Binomial name
Antiopella barbarensis
(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
Synonyms

Janolus barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863)

Antiopella barbarensis, common name Santa Barbara janolus, is a colourful sea slug, a cladobranch nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Janolidae.

Antiopella barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California - head closeup

Distribution

Antiopella barbarensis is a commonly found nudibranch on the Pacific coast inhabiting tide pools of La Jolla, California. Populations also expand to some parts of Costa Rica.

Behrens 1991 gives the distribution as "San Francisco Bay to Baja California, Gulf of California, Mexico".

References

  1. Cooper, J.G. (1863). On new or rare Mollusca inhabiting the coast of California. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3(1): 56-60
  2. 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, 526 + cd-rom pp.
  3. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863). Accessed on 2020-10-20.
  4. McDonald, Gary R. (2009). Nudibranch Systematic Index, second edition. Institute of Marine Sciences. UC Santa Cruz: Institute of Marine Sciences.
  5. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 29) Janolus barbarensis (Cooper, 1863). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  6. "Santa Barbara Janolus (Antiopella barbarensis)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  7. Behrens, David W. 1991. Pacific Coast Nudibranchs. Sea Challengers: Monterey, California.
Taxon identifiers
Antiopella barbarensis
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