Nanuca cahuitaensis
| Nanuca cahuitaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Nanuca |
| Species: | N. cahuitaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanuca cahuitaensis | |
Nanuca cahuitaensis is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Myrrhinidae, and occurs in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Panama.[1]
Etymology
The specific name refers to the type locality of N. cahuitaensis, Cahuita National Park, a well-known biodiversity hotspot on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.[1]
Distribution
Nanuca cahuitaensis has been recorded from several sites in the western Atlantic, including Cahuita National Park in Costa Rica, the Bocas del Toro region of Panama, and coastal areas of Venezuela.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Henryco, Brunno; de Meirelles, Carlos Augusto Oliveira; García-Méndez, Kimberly; Camacho-García, Yolanda; Valdés, Ángel; Schrödl, Michael; Padula, Vinicius (2025). "The lady of the rings: Integrative systematics of Nanuca Er. Marcus, 1957 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Myrrhinidae) reveals a hidden diversity". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 205 (1) zlaf085. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf085.