Nakamigawaia nakanoae Hellem & Malaquias, 2022
- Location
- Cross Line, Okinawa Island (Onna and Yomitan area), Okinawa, Japan
- Date
- 2015/06/21
- Length
- 6mm
- Depth
- 14.0m
- Water temperature
- 24.0℃
Description
A small head-shield slug with a black to brownish background colour and scattered white spots. The body is flattened in typical Aglajidae fashion, with a small internal shell.Distribution
Originally described from the western Pacific (around the Philippines). Subsequently recorded from Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia.Etymology
The specific epithet nakanoae honours the Japanese sea-slug researcher Dr. Rie Nakano.References
- クロボウズ、シモフリボウズ, 小野篤司. (1999). ウミウシガイドブック. TBSブリタニカ.
- クロボウズ, 鈴木敬宇. (2000). ウミウシガイドブック〈2〉. TBSブリタニカ.
- クロボウズ, 小野篤司 & 加藤昌一. (2020). 新版 ウミウシ. 誠文堂新光社.
- Nakamigawaia nakanoae sp. nov., Hellem E. & Malaquias M.A.E. (2021). The taxonomic status of the headshield slug genus Nakamigawaia Kuroda and Habe, 1961 (Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Aglajidae), with the description of a new species from the Western Pacific. Journal of Natural History. 55(35-36): 2231-2244. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2021.1986165
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小野篤司 & 加藤昌一. (2020). 新版 ウミウシ. 誠文堂新光社.
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Same Genus Nudibranchs
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Sea slug observation data is available in international marine biodiversity databases.