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Vayssierea cinnabarea

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Vayssierea cinnabarea
Vayssierea cinnabarea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Nudipleura

clade Nudibranchia
Family:
Genus:
Baba, 1930
Species:
V. cinnabarea
Binomial name
Vayssierea cinnabarea
(Ralph, 1944)[1]
Synonyms
  • Okadaia cinnabarea (Ralph, 1944)
  • Pellibranchus cinnabareus Ralph, 1944

Vayssierea cinnabarea is a species of small sea slug, a dorid nudibranch in the gastropod family Okadaiidae.[2]

Range

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This species occurs in New Zealand.

Ecology

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This species feeds on Spirorbis tube worms.[1]

Taxonomy

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Although Vayssierea cinnabarea is accepted as a separate species by many individuals, there are some that argue that all Veyssierea should be under one species name, V. felis. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Ralph P. M. (June) 1944. Pellibranchus cinnabareus, a New Genus and Species of Non-Pelagic Nudibranch Mollusc of the Family Phyllirhoidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 74, 1944-45, 24-31.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Vayssierea cinnabarea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599228 on 2012-06-03
  3. ^ Rudman, W. B. (2010-06-09). "Vayssierea - further thoughts". The Sea Slug Forum. New South Wales: Australian Museum. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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