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Berthella ornata

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Ornate side-gilled sea slug swimming

Berthella ornata is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae.[2] It is sometimes called the ornate side-gilled sea slug.

Description

This is a distinctive pleurobranch up to 70 mm (2.8 in) in length, the dorsal surface bearing reddish or brownish spots overlaying an opaque background that can vary from white to dark red or brown. A shell up to 20 mm (0.79 in) is hidden under the smooth mantle, which is white at the margin, the foot and gill are also white. The rhinophores are brown with white tips. B. ornata is slow moving and feeds on sponges at night, often emitting a milky fluid if disturbed. It is usually found hiding under boulders and stones during the day, with the head and rhinophores retracted under the mantle.[3]

Distribution

Endemic to New Zealand, where it is becoming less common. It is found at low tide through the sub-littoral fringe down to 6 metres deep.

References

  1. ^ Cheeseman, T. F. (August 1878). "Descriptions of three new Species of Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from New Zealand". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 46 (1): 275–277. doi:10.1111/J.1469-7998.1878.TB07954.X. ISSN 0370-2774. Wikidata Q56160234.
  2. ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Berthella ornata (Cheeseman, 1878)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ Cook, Steve De C., “New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1”, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010, ISBN 978-1877257-60-5
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Berthella ornata: Brief Summary

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Berthella ornata is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurobranchidae. It is sometimes called the ornate side-gilled sea slug.

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Berthella ornata ( Dutch; Flemish )

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Berthella ornata is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Pleurobranchidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1878 door Cheeseman.

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  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Berthella ornata (Cheeseman, 1878). Geraadpleegd via: World Register of Marine Species op http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599215
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