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Hermissenda crassicornis

(Eschscholtz, 1831)

Opalescent Nudibranch

GNRUnranked Found in 35 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971297
Element CodeIMGASZX010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyFacelinidae
GenusHermissenda
Synonyms
Cavolina crassicornisEschscholtz, 1831
Other Common Names
Hermissenda (EN)
Concept Reference
Lindsay, T. and Á Valdés. 2016. The model organism Hermissenda crassicornis (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) is a species complex. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0154265. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154265
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (35)
Alaska (34)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
ChristovalTongass National Forest9,129
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Dall IslandTongass National Forest105,780
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HydaburgTongass National Forest11,171
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
MosmanTongass National Forest53,492
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
NutkwaTongass National Forest53,735
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
SukkwanTongass National Forest44,369
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
References (3)
  1. Lindsay, T. and Á Valdés. 2016. The model organism <i>Hermissenda crassicornis</i> (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) is a species complex. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0154265. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154265
  2. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
  3. WoRMS Editorial Board. 2020. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ (accessed 12 Feb 2020)