Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966) is a animal in the Abronicidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966)

Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966)

The graceful aeolid, Abronica abronia, is a species of aeolid nudibranch sea slug found along the North American Eastern Pacific coast.

Family
Genus
Abronica
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Abronica abronia (MacFarland, 1966)

Abronica abronia, common name the graceful aeolid, is a species of sea slug. It is classified as an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Abronicidae. This species was first described from Point Pinos, located in Monterey Bay, California, United States. It has been recorded along the Eastern Pacific coastline of North America, ranging from Washington state in the U.S. south to Baja California, Mexico.

Photo: (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Abronicidae Abronica

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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