Marionia blainvillea explained

Marionia blainvillea is a species of sea slug, a dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the Mediterranean Sea. It is reported from the Atlantic Ocean as far north as the Bay of Biscay.^{[2] [3]}

Juveniles of the species are white, as shown below.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marionia blainvillea (Risso, 1818). Accessed on 2021-01-15
2. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 1) Marionia blainvillea (Risso, 1818). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) Marionia blainvillea in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 16/05/2012. Accessed: 15/01/2021.