Creseis acicula is a species of pteropod, a distant type of sea-slug. It is in the family Creseidae.[2]
| Creseis acicula | |
|---|---|
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| 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] | |
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Description
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]
Distribution
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution throughout the Caribbean, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Mediterranean Sea and South America.[4]
Diet
The species feeds on small organisms such as diatoms, phytoplankton, archaea and larger protists.[4][2]
References
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