Costasiella kuroshimae
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Costasiella kuroshimae is a species
of sacoglossa
n sea slug
, a shell-less marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae.
The type locality is Kuroshima, Taketomi, Okinawa
, Ryukyu Islands
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...
n sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
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opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae.
The type locality is Kuroshima, Taketomi, Okinawa
Kuroshima, Taketomi, Okinawa
thumb|Kuroshima LighthouseKuroshima , also known as "Kuro Island", is an island in Taketomi Town, Okinawa, part of the Yaeyama archipelago...
, Ryukyu Islands
Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...
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