Armina californica
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| Armina californica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Genus: | Armina |
| Species: | A. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863) | |
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Armina californica is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.[1]
This species occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from Vancouver Island to Panama. It can commonly be found in a soft-bottom habitat[2] from 1-230 meters in depth.[3] Armina californica is characterized by longitudinal ridges of varying colors including light pink, cream, and brown.[3] Features that differentiate Armina californica from the larger Armina species are separated rhinophores, rachidian teeth with 8-13 elongated denticles, and lateral teeth with 7-9 triangular denticles.[2]
