Microchlamylla amabilis explained

Microchlamylla amabilis is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.^[1]

Description

This species grows to about 26 mm in length. The dorsal midline of the tail contains a white line.^[2]

Distribution

Microchlamylla amabilis is known to occur only in Oshoro Bay (waters off Otaru, Hokkaidō),^[3] Japan.

References

• Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Bakken, T.; Evertsen, J.; Fletcher, K.; Mudianta, W.; Saito, H.; Lundin, K.; Schrödl, M.; Picton, B. (2017). Polyphyly of the traditional family Flabellinidae affects a major group of Nudibranchia: aeolidacean taxonomic reassessment with descriptions of several new families, genera, and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys. 717: 1-139

Notes and References

1. Picton, B. (2017). Microchlamylla amabilis (Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-12-20
2. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 21) Flabellina amabilis Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Web site: Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences . Clade.ansp.org . 2002-07-29 . 2012-07-05.