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Berlanguella scopae
Berlanguella is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chromodorididae. It is a monotypic genus and Berlanguella scopae is the only species in the genus.
From the article Berlanguella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Berlanguella scopae is similar in appearance to species of Doriopsis with low rounded tubercles on the mantle and the gills arranged in a flat horseshoe-shape. It is translucent white or cream with yellow or orange tubercles.
Range & habitat
This species was described from Caleta James, Santiago, in the Galápagos Islands. It was found at four other sites on different islands in the group, Isabela, Fernandina, Puerto Ayora on Isla Santa Cruz and Espanola.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
This nudibranch was collected at a number of sites on a cream coloured sponge in the intertidal zone.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 328800.