Felimare lajensis
| Felimare lajensis | |
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| The nudibranch Felimare lajensis, feeding on a sponge, Cabo Frio, Brazil. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimare |
| Species: | F. lajensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimare lajensis (Troncoso, Garcia & Urgorri, 1998)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypselodoris picta lajensis Troncoso, Garcia & Urgorri, 1998 | |
Felimare lajensis is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is found in Brazil.[3]
Description
Felimare lajensis is dark blue in colour with a series of yellow longitudinal lines. The edge of the mantle is white and there is a series of darker blue spots on a blue background between the border and the first of the yellow lines. The rhinophores are entirely blue and the gills are also blue with very dark blue rachises.
Ecology
This species feeds on a blue species of the sponge Dysidea etheria.[4]
References
- ↑ Troncoso, J. S., F. J. Garcia, & V. Urgorri. (1998). Anatomical data on a rare Hypselodoris picta (Schultz, 1836) (Gastropoda, Doridacea) from the coast of Brazil with description of a new subspecies. Bulletin of Marine Science 63(1): 133-141.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Felimare lajensis (Troncoso, Garcia & Urgorri, 1998). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-01
- ↑ Magenta-da-Cunha, C., 2000 (June 11) Hypselodoris picta lajensis Troncoso, Garcia & Urgorri, 1998. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.
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