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Ancula espinosai

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Ancula espinosai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Ancula
Species:
A. espinosai
Binomial name
Ancula espinosai
Ortea, 2001[1]

Ancula espinosai is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

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This species was first described from Punta Mona, Manzanillo, Limón, Costa Rica.

Description

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This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour with red markings.

Ecology

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Ancula espinosai probably feeds on Entoprocta which often grow on hydroids, bryozoa and other living substrata.

References

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  1. ^ Ortea, J., 2001. In: Espinosa J. & Ortea J., Moluscos del Mar Caribe de Costa Rica: desde Cahuita hasta Gandoca. Avicennia Suppl. 4 : 49