| Ziminella japonica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
| Family: | Paracoryphellidae |
| Genus: | Ziminella |
| Species: | Z. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziminella japonica (Volodchenko, 1937) | |
Ziminella japonica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Paracoryphellidae.
Description
Z. japonica can grow up to a maximum length of 75 mm (3.0 in) and ceratal color varies from cream to yellow, orange and pink.
Distribution
This species is widely distributed throughout British Columbia, Alaska, Japan, Siberia and Atlantic Canada to Massachusetts.
References
- ^ World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ^ slugsite Retrieved July 5, 2012
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Flabellina japonica | |