Samla bicolor explained

Samla bicolor is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Ceylon. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
2. http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/species/Flabellina-bicolor-a.html Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858)
3. Gosliner, T. M., & Richard C. Willan. 1991. Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. Veliger 34(2):97-133. page 97
4. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 23) Flabellina bicolor (Kelaart, 1858). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. In Hawaii it can be commonly found in Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Niihau, Laysan, Midway and Kure.^[2]

   Description

   Samla bicolor can grow to a maximum length of 20 mm and has a translucent body and white tips to the oral tentacles. There is an orange band near the tip of the rhinophores and on each of the cerata.^[3] Animals from different regions show subtle differences in coloration and in the shape of the oral tentacles and may be members of a species complex.

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