Jolly Green Giant (species: Miamira sinuata) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Miamira sinuata
Jolly Green Giant


©Barbara Banks: Miamira sinuata about 10 cm long near Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Barbara Banks: Miamira sinuata about 10 cm long from near Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Chromodorididae
Genus Miamira
Species Miamira sinuata

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 10 cm (length of Lizard Island specimen)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Uncommon.

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Gosliner, T.M., A. Valdes and D.W. Behrens (2018). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification: Indo-Pacific: Second edition. New World Publications, Singapore.

Other references

  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.