| Felimare juliae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimare |
| Species: | F. juliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimare juliae (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010) | |
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Felimare juliae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
This species was described from a specimen measuring 57 mm (2.2 in) collected intertidally at Praia das Conchas, Cabo Frio, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°52′15″S 41°58′52″W / 22.87083°S 41.98111°W / -22.87083; -41.98111 and a paratype, from Ilha dos Papagaios, Cabo Frio 22°53′49″S 41°59′02″W / 22.89694°S 41.98389°W / -22.89694; -41.98389. Reported from Florida and probably present at intermediate localities in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Description
Felimare juliae is similar in appearance to Felimare picta with a dark blue background colour but is densely covered on the mantle and foot with fine longitudinal orange lines. The mantle has a frilly edge with a marginal orange line enclosing a series of larger pale blue spots and pale blue spots occur amongst the orange lines.
References
- ^ DaCosta S., Padula V. & Schrödl M. (2010) A new species of Hypselodoris and a redescription of Hypselodoris picta lajensis (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Brazil. The Veliger 51(1):15-25.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Felimare juliae (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010). Accessed on 2018-12-27.
- Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 31) Hypselodoris juliae Dacosta, Padula & Schroedl, 2010. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Felimare juliae | |
| Hypselodoris juliae | |