Cadlina sylviaearleae

Dorid nudibranch
Cadlina sylviaearleae
Cadlina sylviaearleae, Vancouver Island, BC, Photo: Jasmin Schuster

Distribution


Description

Body opaque whitish, with some small pointed dorsal tubercles tipped with yellow. Mantle is edged in yellow. Rhinophores with slight yellow tint. Circular gills are semitransparent white and can be retracted into gill cavity. 


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Widespread (50% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.