Catriona osezakiensis Martynov, Korshunova, Lundin, Malmberg, 2022
- Location
- Futou beach, Tago, Futou, Dougashima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Date
- 2016/10/13
- Length
- 8mm
- Depth
- 6.0m
- Water temperature
- 23.1℃
Description
Ground colour translucent yellowish-white. The dorsum, except for the eye area, is covered by fine white spots. Cerata are sometimes rounded at the tips, with a pale yellow band slightly below the tip and a white ring below the yellow band. Rhinophores smooth, translucent red with white tips. Oral tentacles white. Body length about 13 mm.Distribution
Type locality is Osezaki, Western Izu, Shizuoka, Japan.Etymology
From the original description (Korshunova et al., 2020):After the famous in Japan location for diving — Osezaki.
Remarks
Described as a new species of Catriona (Cuthonidae) by Korshunova et al. 2020.References
- Eubranchus sp. 4, 中野理枝. (2004). 本州のウミウシ. ラトルズ.
- カトリオーナ属の1種, 小野篤司. (2004). 沖縄のウミウシ. ラトルズ.
- Catriona sp., Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. (2015). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific. New World Pubns Inc.
- シロタエミノウミウシ属の1種 32, 小野篤司 & 加藤昌一. (2020). 新版 ウミウシ. 誠文堂新光社.
- Catriona osezakiensis sp. nov., Korshunova T., Lundin K., Malmberg K. & Martynov A. (2023). Narrowly defined taxa on a global scale: The phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera Catriona and Tenellia (Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae) favours fine‐scale taxonomic differentiation and dissolution of the “lumpers & splitters” dilemma. Evolutionary Applications. 16(2): 428-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13468
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Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. (2018). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific 2nd Edition. New World Pubns Inc.
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Same Genus Nudibranchs
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