Janolus barbarensis
| Janolus barbarensis | |
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| Janolus barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Family: | Proctonotidae |
| Genus: | Janolus |
| Species: | J. barbarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Janolus barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863) | |
Janolus barbarensis, common name Santa Barbara janolus, is a colorful sea slug, an arminina nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Proctonotidae.[1]
Janolus barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California - head closeup
Distribution
Janolus barbarensis is a commonly found nudibranch on the Pacific coast inhabiting tide pools of La Jolla, California.[3] Populations also expand to some parts of Costa Rica.
Behrens 1991 gives the distribution as 'San Francisco Bay to Baja California, Gulf of California, Mexico.'
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Janolus barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581839 on 2016-05-21
- ↑ P.I., jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W.B., Firminger (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Janolus barbarensis". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "Santa Barbara Janolus (Janolus barbarensis)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
• Cooper, J.G. (1863). On new or rare Mollusca inhabiting the coast of California. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3(1): 56-60
- Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
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