Miamira alleni explained

Miamira alleni is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in shallow reefs in Southeast Asia.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Ecology

M. alleni has not been observed eating, but it is likely that it consumes sponges, like other Miamira species.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Miamira alleni. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597461 on 2012-07-21
2. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (October 2) Ceratosoma alleni Gosliner, 1996. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page(s): 106
4. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 275
5. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479