Felimare olgae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Felimare |
Species: | F. olgae |
Binomial name | |
Felimare olgae (Ortea & Bacallado, 2007) | |
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Felimare olgae is a species of very colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.
Description
Felimare olgae has a golden-brown body covered in blue and black spots. The mantle is pale yellow. The gills are pale yellow outlined with dark-blue and the rhinophores are pale-yellow, tipped with dark blue. This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm (1.4 in) and has been observed feeding on the blue sponge Dysidea etheria.
References
- Ortea, J. & Bacallado, J. J. (2007) Descripción de una nueva especie de Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) nombrada en homenaje a Olga Ucelay Sabina. Revista Academia Canaria de las Ciencias, 18, 53-60.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Felimare olgae (Ortea & Bacallado, 2007). Accessed on 2019-01-02.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2009 (March 25) Hypselodoris olgae Ortea & Bacallado, 2007. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Valdés, Á., Hamann, J., Behrens, D.W., & DuPont, A., 2006. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers, Washington. page 166 as Hypselodoris sp. 4.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Felimare olgae | |
Hypselodoris olgae |