Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Flabellinoidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Flabellinidae Genus Flabellina | |
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Subclass Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida Similar Flabellina, Cadlina luteomarginata, Diaulula sandiegensis, Doriopsilla albopunctata, Dendronotus albus | ||
Flabellina trilineata
Flabellina trilineata, common name three-lined aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.
Contents
- Flabellina trilineata
- Hermissenda crassicornis eating flabellina trilineata
- Distribution
- Diet
- Description
- References
Hermissenda crassicornis eating flabellina trilineata
Distribution
This species was described from Nanoose Bay, Regional District of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Flabellina trilineata is a seasonally abundant aeolid ranging from Baja California, Mexico to Alaska.
Diet
This species feeds on hydroids, especially Tubularia spp. and Eudendrium californicum.
Description
Flabellina trilineata is a flabellinid nudibranch with a translucent body and three longitudinal white lines on the back and sides. The line down the middle of the back passes between the rhinophores where it splits and continues to the tips of the oral tentacles. The rhinophores are perfoliate and coloured white at the base but orange in the outer third. The digestive gland is either red or orange in colour. Maximum length is about 35mm.