Tenellia beta
Species of gastropod
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Tenellia beta is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
| Tenellia beta | |
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| Trinchesia beta | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Tenellia |
| Species: | T. beta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenellia beta | |
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Distribution
This species was described from the vicinity of the Noto marine laboratory, Ogi, Toyama Bay with additional specimens from Kannonzaki and Tsukumo Bay, Hosu-gun, Noto-cho, Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also reported from Kurasaki Beach, Amami Ōshima.[3]
Description
The typical adult size of this species is 4–10 mm.[3]
