Cymbulia sibogae
{{Short description|Species of pteropod}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Cymbulia Sibogae
| image =
| image_caption = Photo by Doug Perrine (2020)
| taxon = Cymbulia sibogae
| authority = B. Tesch, 1903
}}
Cymbulia sibogae is a mollusk and species of pteropod.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532721 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}{{Cite web |title=ADW: Cymbulia sibogae: CLASSIFICATION |url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cymbulia_sibogae/classification/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=animaldiversity.org}}
Distribution
The species was first recorded in Hawaii off the Kona Coast of the Big Island. It is a pelagic species that is rarely seen at night in off-shore waters. Currently, it is found in Big island, and Maui (Hawaii), as well as the south atlantic, near tropical areas of Brazil and Argentina,{{Cite web |title=Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1904 |url=http://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Cymbulia-sibogae.html |access-date= |website=Sealifebase Canada}} as well as the Indo Pacific.{{Cite web |title=Cymbulia sibogae: main page |url=http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/species/Cymbulia-sibogae-a.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=seaslugsofhawaii.com}} It lives in cold temperatures (-25/-30 °C) and approximately 80-90m in the ocean.{{Cite web |last=taxonomy |title=Taxonomy browser (Cymbulia sibogae) |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=649073 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System |url=https://obis.org/taxon/532721 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=obis.org}} In 2006 and 2014, there were recorded species living in the south gulf of Mexico.{{Cite web |title=Research Gate - Marine Research Vault (Pteropods) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-PCR-for-the-COI-gene-on-a-positive-control-C-two-Atlantic-Diacavolinia-Qiagen_fig2_234704955}}{{Cite web |title=Comparison of pteropod assemblages and their relationship with environmental variables in the southern Gulf of Mexico |url=https://academic.oup.com/mollus/article/84/4/386/5061906 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=academic.oup.com}}
Description
Various sources dispute the size of this gastropod, however it can vary from 10mm to 2.4 cm. It is a transparent species with broad wings with a paddle-shaped pointed tail and a triangular cartilaginous pseudoconch.{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Atlas of Living |title=Species: Cymbulia sibogae (Shelled Pteropod) |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1905ee06-4659-4f63-9af1-ac114457ab40 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}