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Rubramoena amoena

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Rubramoena amoena is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Suborder:Aeolidacea
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Rubramoena amoena
The nudibranch Rubramoena amoena, Strangford Lough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Trinchesiidae
Genus: Rubramoena
Species:
R. amoena
Binomial name
Rubramoena amoena
(Alder & Hancock, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eolis amoena Alder & Hancock, 1845
  • Cuthona amoena (Alder & Hancock, 1845)
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Distribution

This species was described from Torbay, Devon, England. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Orkney south to Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]

Description

The typical adult size of this species is 5–12 mm.[5]

Habitat

Rubramoena amoena feeds on hydroids of the genus Halecium.[3]

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