Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)
(Yellow-plumed Sea Slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBerthella plumula (Yellow-plumed Sea Slug)
FamilyPLEUROBRANCHIDAE (a family of marine gastropods)
SuperfamilyPLEUROBRANCHOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderPLEUROBRANCHOMORPHA (an order of marine gastropods)
InfraclassOpisthobranchia (opisthobranchs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Berthella plumula (Yellow-plumed Sea Slug) :
1: Berthella plumula (Yellow-plumed Sea Slug)
7 Apr 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under rock, on sublittoral fringe
Image 1: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral view - white backgroundImage 4: Dorso-lateral view - white background (2)Image 5: Dorso-lateral view - white background (3)Image 6: Dorso-lateral view - white background (4)Image 7: Latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 8: Head end - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Head end - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Head end - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white background (2)

Berthella plumula (Yellow-plumed Sea Slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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