- Source: Cadlina rumia
Cadlina rumia is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.
Distribution
Distribution of Cadlina rumia is amphiatlantic (occurring in Western Atlantic and in Eastern Atlantic). Distribution in Western Atlantic includes: Florida, Belize, Panama, Venezuela, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, St. Maarten/St. Martin, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, Brazil and Panama. This is the only species of Cadlina in the tropical western Atlantic. Distribution in Eastern Atlantic includes: ...
Description
Its body is oval and flat, covered with numerous small tubercles. The background color is usually translucent white with a few yellow spots (mantle glands). Rhinophores and gills are often yellowish brown. It is up to 15 mm long.
Ecology
Minimum and maximum recorded depth is 0 m. Cadlina rumia was found under rocks and on various sponges. This species feeds on several types of sponges from different orders (including spiculate and non-spiculate species), exhibiting a not specialized diet preference among the spongivorous dorid nudibranchs. Prey of Cadlina rumia include sponges Dysidea etheria, Haliclona sp., Callyspongia sp. and Scopalina sp.
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