Trinchesia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966) is a animal in the Trinchesiidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trinchesia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966)

Trinchesia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966)

Trinchesia albocrusta (white-crusted aeolid) is a species of aeolid nudibranch sea slug found along the North American eastern Pacific coast.

Family
Genus
Trinchesia
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Trinchesia albocrusta (MacFarland, 1966)

Trinchesia albocrusta, commonly known as the white-crusted aeolid, is a species of sea slug. It is an aeolid nudibranch, which is a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Trinchesiidae. This species was first described based on specimens collected from Pacific Grove, California, United States. It has been recorded along the eastern Pacific coastline of North America, ranging from Prince William Sound, Alaska in the north to La Paz, Baja California, Mexico in the south.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Trinchesiidae Trinchesia

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

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