Tambja olivaria

Tambja olivaria
Tambja olivaria, head end towards the left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Tambja
Species:
T. olivaria
Binomial name
Tambja olivaria
Yonow, 1994[1]

Tambja olivaria is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.[2][3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Philippines, Maldives, Thailand, and Taiwan.[1][4]

Description

Tambja olivaria is characterized by being mainly a dull olive color, hence the name.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tambja olivaria Yonow, 1994 - Polyceridae » Nudi Pixel". Archived from the original on 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  2. ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  3. ^ WoRMS : Tambja olivariaz accessed : 13 October 2010]
  4. ^ "The Sea Slug Forum - Tambja olivaria". 15 July 2010.
  5. ^ Behrens, Dave (July 2001). "Tambja olivaria". slugsite.us. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  • Pola M., Cervera J.L. & Gosliner T.M. (2006) Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tambja Burn, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae). Zoologica Scripta 35(5):491-530.


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