Abronica purpureoanulata

Abronica purpureoanulata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fionidae.^[2]

Abronica purpureoanulata
The nudibranch Cuthona purpureoanulata, Kong Chau, Hong Kong.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Superfamily:	Fionoidea
Family:	Abronicidae
Genus:	Abronica
Species:	A. purpureoanulata
Binomial name
Abronica purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Catriona purpureoanulata Baba, 1961 Cuthona purpureoanulata (Baba, 1961)

Distribution

This species was described from Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kii Peninsula and Tannowa, Osaka Bay, south coast of Honshu, Japan. It has also been reported from Hayama, Sagami Bay; Mukaishima, Seto Inland Sea; Awashima, Niigata Prefecture; Mera, Fukui Prefecture and Tsuruga Bay.^[1] As well as these localities in Japan it has been found in Hong Kong.^[3]

Migration

Abronica purpureoanulata migrates from the Sea of Japan down to Taiwan in the winter months as they are unable to survive the freezing temperatures.^[4]