Trinchesia kanga explained

Trinchesia kanga is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the President's Jetty, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It has been reported from Réunion Island.^[2]

Description

The typical adult size of this species is 5 mm. It has been reported to grow to 12 mm.^[2]

References

• Gosliner, T. 1987. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea. Challengers, Monterey.

External links

• McDonald, G. R. (2009). Nudibranch Systematic Index, second edition. University of California Santa Cruz: Institute of Marine Sciences

Notes and References

1. Picton, B.; Sartori, André F. (2017). Trinchesia kanga Edmunds, 1970. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765012 on 2017-12-06
2. Bidgrain, P., (2016). Cuthona kanga In: Sea slugs from South West Indian Ocean.