| Calmella gaditana | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Calmella |
| Species: | C. gaditana |
| Binomial name | |
| Calmella gaditana (Cervera, García-Gómez & García, 1987)[1] | |
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Calmella gaditana is aspecies ofsea slug, an aeolidnudibranch, amarinegastropodmollusk in the familyFlabellinidae.[2]
This nudibranch was described fromCadiz,Spain. It has since been found in theCape Verde Islands, theCanary Islands,Senegal and the Bay of Biscay north to theBay of Arcachon, France.[3]
This nudibranch is translucent white in colour and reaches 12 mm in length. The tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles and tail are tipped with white. Thedigestive gland in thecerata is red and there are large white spots all over the surfaces of the cerata. The buccal mass is bright pink-purple and shows through the skin and tissue of the head as two oval masses.
Calmella gaditana feeds onhydroids. It has been reported eatingEudendrium species in the Bay of Arcachon.[3] It has been found in rock pools on the shore and in shallow water with strong currents.[3]