NORTH ATLANTIC SPURILLID NUDIBRANCHS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES, SPURILLA COLUMBINA, FROM THE ANDALUSIAN COAST OF SPAIN

The new species Spurilla columbina differs from its European congeners in coloration and the shape of its cerata. Comparative data derived from S. norvegica (Odhner, 1939), S. coerulescens (Laurillard, 1830) and S. verrucicornis (Costa, 1864) are tabulated.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Molluscan Studies
Main Authors: GARCIA-GOMEZ, J.C., THOMPSON, T. E.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1990
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Online Access:http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/56/3/323
https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/56.3.323
Description
Summary:The new species Spurilla columbina differs from its European congeners in coloration and the shape of its cerata. Comparative data derived from S. norvegica (Odhner, 1939), S. coerulescens (Laurillard, 1830) and S. verrucicornis (Costa, 1864) are tabulated.