Felimare orsinii

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Felimare orsinii
Felimare orsinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species: 'FH. orsinii
Binomial name
Felimare orsinii
(Verany, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chromodoris orsinii (Vérany, 1846)
  • Doris orsinii Vérany, 1846 (basionym)
  • Glossodoris coelestis (Deshayes in Fredol, 1865)
  • Glossodoris orsinii (Vérany, 1846)
  • Goniodoris coelestis Deshayes in Fredol, 1865
  • Hypselodoris coelestis (Deshayes in Fredol, 1865)
  • Hypselodoris orsinii (Vérany, 1846)

Felimare orsinii is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Description

The body reaches a length of 20 mm. This species eats sponges.

Distribution

This nudibranch is found only in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimare orsinii. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597533 on 2012-05-14


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