Dermatobranchus arminus explained

Dermatobranchus arminus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.

Description

Thie size of this marine species attains 20 mm.

This species is small-bodied, with opaque white ridges along the body marked by dark brown blotches. The body is pale with faint brown saddle-like markings. The rhinophores (chemosensory tentacles) are small, oval, and have longitudinal ridges. [1]

Color: Pale-bodied, indistinctly brown saddled nudibranch with raised opaque white longitudinal ridges having dark blotches along them.

Distribution

This species was described from Bakoven on the Atlantic Coast of Western Cape Province, South Africa, usually deeper than 20 m.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. . Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa . 2018 . Malachite Marketing and Media . Pretoria . 289 . 10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001 . 978-1-86868-098-6. 26 October 2024.