Catriona alpha
Species of gastropod
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Catriona alpha is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
| Catriona alpha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Catriona |
| Species: | C. alpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Catriona alpha | |
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Distribution
This species was described from the shore of Kozuchi-jima near the Tamano Marine Laboratory, Tamano, Inland Sea of Seto, Japan; it also occurs off New Zealand.
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 13–15 mm.[3]