Armina rubida explained

Armina rubida is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region. It was described from Hawaii. It has subsequently been reported from New Zealand where it was described as Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1764950 on 2024-10-30
2. Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 30) Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   References

   • Book: Gosliner . T. . Southern African Sea Slugs. . 2023 . Southern Underwater Research Group Press . Cape Town . 434.

   External links

   • Miller, M. C.; Willan, R. C. . A review of New Zealand arminacean nudibranchs (Opisthobranchia: Arminacea). . New Zealand Journal of Zoology . 1986 . 13 . 3 . 384 . 10.1080/03014223.1986.10422671 .