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Felimare kempfi

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Species of gastropod

Felimare kempfi
Oblique left side view of Felimare kempfi.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species: F. kempfi
Binomial name
Felimare kempfi
(Ev. Marcus, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Chromodoris kempfi Ev. Marcus, 1971 (Basionym)
  • Mexichromis kempfi (Ev. Marcus, 1971)

Felimare kempfi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Taxonomy

This species has previously been placed in the genera Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855 and Mexichromis Bertsch, 1977. It was recently transferred to Felimare by Johnson & Gosliner in 2012.

Distribution

Distribution of Felimare kempfi includes Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Panama.

Description

The body is elongate, narrow, with the posterior portion of foot extending slightly beyond the mantle margin. Background color is bright blue with a thick yellow line around the mantle margin. There is a central white line and a series of large black and white spots extend down the dorsum. Rhinophores and gills are blue, branchial leaves are with black rachises. It is up to 20 mm long.

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 6 m. Maximum recorded depth is 37 m.

References

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  1. Marcus Ev. du B.-R. (1971 ). "Opisthobranchs from northern Brazil". Bulletin of Marine Science 20: 922-951.
  2. ^ Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597528 on 2012-02-25
  3. Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 208
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  5. 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: e33479. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033479
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  8. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Taxon identifiers
Felimare kempfi
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