Armina maculata explained

Armina maculata is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.^[1]

Description

The mantle is colored bright orange, and is uniformly covered with white bumps. Individuals can be found up to 15 cm.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and the Mediterranean Sea. It has often been observed feeding on the sea pen Veretillum cynomorium.^[3]

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: DUMAS . Jacques . SITTLER . Alain-Pierre . PERRIER . Philippe . MÜLLER . Yves . ADER . Denis . Armina maculata . DORIS . 2020-12-17.
3. Guerriero . Antonio . D'Ambrosio . Michele . Pietra . Francesco . Verecynarmin A, a Novel Briarane Diterpenoid Isolated from Both the Mediterranean Nudibranch Molluse Armina maculata and its Prey, the Pennatulacean Octocoral Veretillum cynomorium . Helvetica Chimica Acta . 1987 . 70 . 4 . 984–991 . 10.1002/hlca.19870700408.