| Ziminella vrijenhoeki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Paracoryphellidae |
| Genus: | Ziminella |
| Species: | Z. vrijenhoeki |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziminella vrijenhoeki Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018 | |
Ziminella vrijenhoeki is a species of sea slug in the family Paracoryphellidae. It was discovered at Monterey Canyon by MBARI researchers near a whale carcass 1000 meters below the surface, and was named after Robert Vrijenhoek, a MBARI evolutionary biologist. It is bright orange, and grows about 20 millimeters long.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ziminella vrijenhoeki Valdés, Lundsten & N. G. Wilson, 2018". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Fulton-Bennett, Kim (2018-12-12). "Five new species of sea slugs found in the ocean depths". MBARI. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Ziminella vrijenhoeki | |