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Catriona columbiana

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Catriona columbiana, the British Columbia aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Gabriola Pass, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1] has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America from Cutter Rock, Ketchikan, Alaska, to San Diego, California.[3][4]

Ecology

Catriona columbiana feeds on the athecate hydroids Tubularia and Syncoryne.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Donoghue, C.H. (1922). Notes on the Nudibranchiate Mollusca from the Vancouver Island Region. III. Records of species and distribution. Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, Toronto, 14(1): 145-167, pls.5-6.
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2016). Tenellia columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-23.
  3. ^ a b McDonald, G. (2015). Catriona columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922) Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 11) Cuthona columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1922). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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Catriona columbiana: Brief Summary

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Catriona columbiana, the British Columbia aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.

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