Facelina quadrilineata
| Facelina quadrilineata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Facelina |
| Species: | F. quadrilineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Facelina quadrilineata (Baba, 1930)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Hervia quadrilineata Baba, 1930 | |
Facelina quadrilineata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species has been reported from Japan where it is a common species.[3]
Description[edit]
This species has a pattern of four lines on the head.[4] Facelina bilineata has been confused with this species in the past.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Baba, K., 1930. Studies on Japanese nudibranchs (3). Venus 2, 119-131.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Facelina quadrilineata (Baba, 1930). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-07
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 26) Facelina quadrilineata (Baba, 1930). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Baba, K. 1965. The anatomy of Facelinella quadrilineata (Baba) (Nudibranchia - Eolidoidea). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 12(5):409-414, pls. 26-27.
- ^ Hirano, Y.J. & Ito, M. (1998). Facelinella quadrilineata (Baba, 1930), a pair of cryptic species of Facelina from Japan. Zoological Science, 15: 791-797.