Aeolidia libitinaria
| Aeolidia libitinaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Aeolidia |
| Species: | A. libitinaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018
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Aeolidia libitinaria is a species of sea slug in the family Aeolidiidae.[1] It was found near a dead whale, inside the Monteray Canyon, 380 meters below the ocean surface. It was named libitinaria, meaning "undertaker" in Latin.[2]
References[]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aeolidia libitinaria Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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