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Runcina africana<\/em> (Pruvot-Fol, 1953)<\/h3>\n

\"Runcina<\/div>
Runcina africana (Costa Brava) by Manuel Ballesteros<\/em> by Manuel Ballesteros<\/center><\/span>

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WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>
Current accepted name: Runcina africana<\/em> Pruvot-Fol, 1953<\/strong><\/div>

Current classification<\/h4>
Superdomain<\/th>Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Kingdom<\/th>Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Phylum<\/th>Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Class<\/th>Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subclass<\/th>Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Infraclass<\/th>Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subterclass<\/th>Tectipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Order<\/th>Runcinida<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Superfamily<\/th>Runcinoidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Family<\/th>Runcinidae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Genus<\/th>Runcina<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Species<\/th>Runcina africana<\/em> Pruvot-Fol, 1953<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [141406<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Description<\/strong>
\nSpecimens of this species usually measure between 3 and 3.5 mm in length. The general body color is very dark brown, almost black, with two creamy-white irregular lines that traverse the anterior and posterior region of the dorsum, the first delimiting the head. In the front of the head there are two small rounded cephalic lobes. The largest specimens may have numerous small white scores scattered on the dorsum. This is slightly wider than the foot but , in the front and at the head level there are two small protruding pedal lobes. On the back of the head there are two clear oval stains where the eyes are visible. In side view there are some slightly dark iridisations that can be seen on the lateral edge of the mantle and on the foot. In ventral view, the foot is homogenous black-brown color, slightly lighter than the dorsum and with the foot lateral edges slightly lighter than the rest of the foot; there could be a slightly orange color in the center. The tail is short and wide and has a creamy white color background, pigmented dorsally by large irregular spots. Between the posterior region of the dorsum and the tail there are three protruding gill leaves tightly overlapped of the same color of the body, the center leaf is the largest and has about 4 short lamellae.<\/p>\n

Biology<\/strong>
\nThere are very few data of this species presence, so little is known about its biology. Like other species of the genus, because of its small size it is very cryptic on the substrate and usually only appears when infralittoral algae are collected and studied in the laboratory. Thus it has been cited among coralline algae and Jania rubens<\/em> (Cervera et al., 1991), between algae Codium vermilara, Halopteris<\/em> sp., soft stipe rhodophyceae algae and calcareous algae (Correa, 2012).<\/p>\n

Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n