Tenellia diversicolor explained

Tenellia diversicolor is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the shore of Akasumi, west coast of the Noto Peninsula, Japan. The original description contains records from the Japan Sea coast of Middle Japan: Sado Island, Toyama Bay and Oki Island, Shimane Prefecture. Also reported from South Korea and Hong Kong.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Cuthona diversicolor (Baba, 1975). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-02
2. Rudman, W.B., (2001 August 9) Cuthona diversicolor Baba, 1975. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Ecology

   Tenellia diversicolor feeds on a hydroid, a species of Aglaophenia, family Aglaopheniidae.

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