''Cerberilla annulata'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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heterobranch mollusc
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in the
family
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Aeolidiidae
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Most, or perhaps all, mem ...
.
[Rosenberg, G. (2015)]
''Cerberilla annulata''.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-09
Distribution
This species was described from
New Caledonia
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. It has been reported from localities in the
Indo-West Pacific region from
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,
Tahiti
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and New Caledonia and is probably widespread in the Indo-West Pacific.
[Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 25]
''Cerberilla annulata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description
All ''Cerberilla'' species have a broad foot and the cerata are long and numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. In this species the long oral tentacles have diffuse bands of light and dark blue and there is a narrow band of black and a band of yellow on each of the white
cerata. Some specimens have white pigment on the oral tentacles and broad black bands on the cerata and this name may represent a species complex.
Ecology
Species of ''Cerberilla'' live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.
References
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Aeolidiidae
Gastropods described in 1832