Crosslandia daedali
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| Crosslandia daedali | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Scyllaeidae |
| Genus: | Crosslandia |
| Species: | C. daedali |
| Binomial name | |
| Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981 | |
Crosslandia daedali is a species of sea slug within the family Scyllaeidae,[1] found in subtropical waters in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean in Mexico and Costa Rica. It lives in benthic environments,[2] usually on algae within the genus Padina where it grazes on small hydroids.[3]