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Cerberilla longicirrha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Aeolidiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Aeolidioidea

Genus
  
Cerberilla

Cerberilla longicirrha is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. It is the type species of the genus Cerberilla.

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Distribution

This species was described from the Indo-Pacific region.

Description

All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body.

Ecology

Species of Cerberilla live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.

References

Cerberilla longicirrha Wikipedia