Cerberilla mosslandica
McDonald & Nybakken, 1975

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Aeolidiidae

DISTRIBUTION

West coast of Nth America. Known previously from California and Oregon and reported here from British Columbia.

PHOTO

Maple Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.  Depth 30 feet, February 11th 2007. Length: approx 5-6 mm. Photo: Wendy Carey

Like all species of Cerberilla, this species is adapted for living and burrowing in soft sediments and has a broad foot with long tentacular anterior foot corners and long oral tentacles. The smooth rhinophores are relatively long and slender

The body is translucent clear with reddish pink pigmentation on the head and base of rhinophores and oral tentacles. There is scattered white pigmentation on the tips of the oral tentacles, rhinophores, foot corners and cerata. The cerata are coloured by the large pinkish red digestive gland.  This species grows to approx 9 mm in length.

  • McDonald, G. R., & Nybakken, J.W. 1975. Cerberilla mosslandica, a new eolid nudibranch from Monterey Bay, California (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). The Veliger 17(4): 378-382.
Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2007 (February 22) Cerberilla mosslandica McDonald & Nybakken, 1975. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cerbmoss

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