| Samla bicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Samlidae |
| Genus: | Samla |
| Species: | S. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Samla bicolor (Kelaart, 1858) | |
Samla bicolor is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Ceylon. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. In Hawaii it can be commonly found in Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Niihau, Laysan, Midway and Kure.
Description
Samla bicolor can grow to a maximum length of 20 mm and has a translucent body and white tips to the oral tentacles. There is an orange band near the tip of the rhinophores and on each of the cerata. Animals from different regions show subtle differences in coloration and in the shape of the oral tentacles and may be members of a species complex.
References
- Kelaart, Edward Frederick. 1858. Descriptions of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs and zoophytes. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Ceylon Branch, Colombo 3(1):84-139, 2 pls.
- Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 23) Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858) Seaslugs of Hawaii. Retrieved July 5, 2012
- Gosliner, T. M., & Richard C. Willan. 1991. Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. Veliger 34(2):97-133. page 97
External links
- Photos of Samla bicolor on Sealife Collection
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Flabellina bicolor | |
| Eolis bicolor | |