Armina maculata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image =Armina_maculata_Rafinesque,_1814_1.jpg
| image_caption = A live individual of the species, in situ, head towards the right
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| taxon = Armina maculata
| authority = (Rafinesque, 1814)
| synonyms =
- Diphyllidia ocellata Deshayes, 1838
- Diphyllidia pustulosa Philippi, 1836
- Diphyllidia verrucosa Cantraine, 1835
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Armina maculata is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138805 on 2012-04-15
Description
File:Armina maculata Rafinesque, 1814.jpg
File:Armina_maculata_Rafinesque,_1814_-_radula.jpg of the species]]
The mantle is colored bright orange, and is uniformly covered with white bumps. Individuals can be found up to 15 cm.{{cite web |last1=DUMAS |first1=Jacques |last2=SITTLER |first2=Alain-Pierre |last3=PERRIER |first3=Philippe |last4=MÜLLER |first4=Yves |last5=ADER |first5=Denis |title=Armina maculata |url=https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/341 |website=DORIS |access-date=2020-12-17}}
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and the Mediterranean Sea. It has often been observed feeding on the sea pen Veretillum cynomorium.{{cite journal |last1=Guerriero |first1=Antonio |last2=D'Ambrosio |first2=Michele |last3=Pietra |first3=Francesco |title=Verecynarmin A, a Novel Briarane Diterpenoid Isolated from Both the Mediterranean Nudibranch Molluse Armina maculata and its Prey, the Pennatulacean Octocoral Veretillum cynomorium |journal=Helvetica Chimica Acta |date=1987 |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=984–991 |doi=10.1002/hlca.19870700408}}
References
{{Commons category|Armina maculata}}
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/armimacu Sea Slug Forum info]
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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Category:Gastropods described in 1814
Category:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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