Cadlina rumia
Dorsal view of Cadlina rumia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Cadlinidae
Genus:	Cadlina
Species:	C. rumia
Binomial name
Cadlina rumia Er. Marcus, 1955

Cadlina rumia is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.^[1]

Distribution of Cadlina rumia is amphiatlantic (occurring in Western Atlantic and in Eastern Atlantic).^[2] Distribution in Western Atlantic includes: Florida, Belize, Panama, Venezuela, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, St. Maarten/St. Martin, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, Brazil and Panama.^[2] This is the only species of Cadlina in the tropical western Atlantic.^[2] Distribution in Eastern Atlantic includes: ...^{[further explanation needed]}

Its body is oval and flat, covered with numerous small tubercles.^[2] The background color is usually translucent white with a few yellow spots (mantle glands).^[2] Rhinophores and gills are often yellowish brown.^[2] It is up to 15 mm long.^[2]

Minimum and maximum recorded depth is 0 m.^[3] Cadlina rumia was found under rocks and on various sponges.^[2] This species feeds on several types of sponges from different orders (including spiculate and non-spiculate species), exhibiting a not specialized diet preference among the spongivorous dorid nudibranchs.^[2] Prey of Cadlina rumia include sponges Dysidea etheria, Haliclona sp., Callyspongia sp. and Scopalina sp.^[4]

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