Felimida galexorum
Appearance
Felimida galexorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Felimida |
Species: | F. galexorum
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Binomial name | |
Felimida galexorum (Bertsch, 1978)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Chromodoris galexorum Bertsch, 1978 (basionym) |
Felimida galexorum is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Catalina Island, California, USA to the Gulf of California, West Mexico
Description
[edit]The body reaches a length of 24 mm.
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Ecology
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Behrens D.W., Gosliner T.M. & Hermosillo A. (2009) A new species of dorid nudibranch (Mollusca) from the Revillagigedo Islands of the Mexican Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser. 4, 60(11): 423-429 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549418 on 2012-02-25
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimida galexorum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597445 on 2012-05-08
- Rudman W.B. (1983) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 78: 105-173. page(s): 167
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 165
- Behrens D.W., Gosliner T.M. & Hermosillo A. (2009) A new species of dorid nudibranch (Mollusca) from the Revillagigedo Islands of the Mexican Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser. 4, 60(11): 423-429.
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479