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Miamira alleni

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Miamira alleni
Miamira alleni at East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, head end towards the front
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Miamira
Species:
M. alleni
Binomial name
Miamira alleni
(Gosliner, 1996)[1]
Synonyms

Ceratosoma alleni Gosliner, 1996 (basionym)

Miamira alleni is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species is found in shallow reefs in Southeast Asia.[1][3][4][5][6]

Ecology

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M. alleni has not been observed eating, but it is likely that it consumes sponges, like other Miamira species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gosliner, T.M. 1996. Phylogeny of Ceratosoma (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae), with Descriptions of Two New Species. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 49(3):115-126.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Miamira alleni. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597461 on 2012-07-21
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (October 2) Ceratosoma alleni Gosliner, 1996. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 106
  5. ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 275
  6. ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
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