Corambe steinbergae

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Corambe steinbergae is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Corambidae.[1] [2]

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Corambe steinbergae
Corambe steinbergae from Santa Cruz, California. Note the lack of posterior notch in the mantle skirt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Corambidae
Genus: Corambe
Species:
C. steinbergae
Binomial name
Corambe steinbergae
MacFarland & O'Donoghue, 1929
Synonyms
  • Corambella bolini MacFarland, 1966
  • Corambella steinbergae Lance, 1962 (original combination)
  • Doridella steinbergae Lance, 1962 (original combination)
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This species feeds on bryozoans.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Northeastern Pacific from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.[2]

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