Penistella elenae

Penistella elenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Cuthonellidae
Genus: Penistella
Species:
P. elenae
Binomial name
Penistella elenae
Martynov, 2000[1]
Synonyms
  • Cuthona elenae Martynov, 2000
  • Cuthonella elenae Martynov, 2000

Penistella elenae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Wrangel Island, Arctic Ocean, Russia.

References

  1. ^ Martynov A.V. (2000). A new species of Arctic tergipedid Cuthonella elenae sp. nov. (Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia) off Wrangel Island region. Ruthenica. 10: 5-10.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2025) Penistella elenae. In: MolluscaBase (2026). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-03-06.