Tambja mullineri
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| Tambja mullineri | |
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| Tambja mullineri from Galapagos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Tambja |
| Species: | T. mullineri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tambja mullineri Farmer, 1978 | |
Tambja mullineri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.[1]
The species name honors the naturalist and photographer David K. Mulliner.
Distribution and habitat
Description
Tambja mullineri can reach a maximum length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). It shows light blue longitudinal stripes on a blue background. The five gill lamellae are dark blue, with light blue outer face of each gill.[4]