Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Fionoidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Fionidae Genus Tenellia | |
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Similar Cuthona, Palio nothus, Goniodoris castanea, Tenellia caerulea, Tenellia pustulata | ||
Tenellia foliata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fionidae.
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Distribution
This species was described from Orkney, Scotland. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic, from the Faeroes and Norway south to Portugal, and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 8–11 mm.
Habitat
Tenellia foliata feeds on hydroids. It has been reported from a number of hydroids including Dynamena pumila, Sertularella gayi, Sertularella polyzonias and Abietinaria abietina family Sertulariidae.
References
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