Creseis acicula's size varies from 0.5–3.3 cm (0.2–1.3 in). It is described as a straight-needle pteropod, and has small wings at the top of its 'head'.[3]
creseis, acicula, species, pteropod, distant, type, slug, family, creseidae, shells, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, mollusca, class, gastropoda, subclass, heterobranchia, clade, euopisthobranchia, order, pteropoda, fa. Creseis acicula is a species of pteropod a distant type of sea slug It is in the family Creseidae 2 Creseis acicula Shells of Creseis acicula Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Subclass Heterobranchia Clade Euopisthobranchia Order Pteropoda Family Creseidae Genus Creseis Species C acicula Binomial name Creseis acicula Rang 1828 Synonyms 1 Cleodora Creseis acicula Rang 1828Cleodora Creseis clava Rang 1828Cleodora acicula Rang 1828Cleodora clava Rang 1828Creseis acicula acicula Rang 1828 Creseis acicula f clava Rang 1828 Creseis acus Eschscholtz 1829Creseis clava Rang 1828 Creseis recta Gray 1850 Creseis spiniformis Benoit 1843Creseis virgula clava Rang 1828 Dentalium ecostatum T W Kirk 1880Hyalaea aciculata sic Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Diet 4 ReferencesDescription editCreseis acicula s size varies from 0 5 3 3 cm 0 2 1 3 in It is described as a straight needle pteropod and has small wings at the top of its head 3 Distribution editThe species has a cosmopolitan distribution throughout the Caribbean the Atlantic and Pacific oceans the Mediterranean Sea and South America 4 Diet editThe species feeds on small organisms such as diatoms phytoplankton archaea and larger protists 4 2 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Creseis clava MolluscaBase eds 2023 MolluscaBase Creseis acicula Rang 1828 Accessed at https www molluscabase org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 139034 on 2023 11 18 a b Bouchet Philippe 2020 Creseis acicula Rang 1828 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2023 11 17 Creseis acicula Rang a b Creseis acicula Straight needle pteropod www reeflex net Retrieved 2023 11 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Creseis acicula amp oldid 1189612606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
