Tambja olivaria is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.[2][3]
| Tambja olivaria | |
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| Tambja olivaria, head end towards the left | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Tambja |
| Species: | T. olivaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Tambja olivaria Yonow, 1994[1]
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Philippines, Maldives, Thailand, and Taiwan.[1][4]
Description
editTambja olivaria is characterized by being mainly a dull olive color, hence the name.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tambja olivaria Yonow, 1994 - Polyceridae » Nudi Pixel". Archived from the original on 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ^ WoRMS : Tambja olivariaz accessed : 13 October 2010]
- ^ "The Sea Slug Forum - Tambja olivaria". 15 July 2010.
- ^ Behrens, Dave (July 2001). "Tambja olivaria". slugsite.us. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- Pola M., Cervera J.L. & Gosliner T.M. (2006) Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tambja Burn, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae). Zoologica Scripta 35(5):491-530.