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Ancula evelinae

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Ancula evelinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Goniodorididae
Genus: Ancula
Species:
A. evelinae
Binomial name
Ancula evelinae

Ancula evelinae 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 Beaufort, North Carolina.

Description

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This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent white in colour with black patches. It has only two, curved, extra-branchial processes.[1]

Ecology

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Marcus, Er. (1961). Opisthobranchia from North Carolina. Journal Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 77(2): 141-151.