Flabellina cynara
| Flabellina cynara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Flabellinoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Flabellina |
| Species: | F. cynara |
| Binomial name | |
| Flabellina cynara (Marcus, Er. & Marcus, Ev., 1967)[1] | |
Flabellina cynara is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from the Gulf of California. It was redescribed from further material from the Pacific coast of Mexico.[3] It has been reported as far south as Peru.[4]
Description
The description of Flabellina fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.[3]
| Species | Rhinophores | Ground colour | Colour of cerata | Living size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. marcusorum | Red, papillate posteriorly | Bright pink | Pink, purple and yellow | < 20 |
| F. telja | Yellow or brown, perfoliate | Light pink, white spots | Brownish pink | < 24 |
| F. vansyoci | Pink, verrucose | Rose pink | Rose pink, white spots | < 15 |
| F. bertschi | White, smooth | White | Reddish pink, white tips | < 8 |
| F. fogata | Translucent orange, annulate | Translucent orange | Red with white spots | < 15 |
| F. cynara | White with purple tips, perfoliate | Pink with purple markings | Salmon & purple, white spots | < 12 |
References
- ↑ Marcus, Er. & Marcus, Ev. (1967) American opisthobranch mollusks. Part 2, Opisthobranchs from the Gulf of California. Studies Tropical Oceanography, Miami, 6(1-2): 141-256. (Figs 1-95)
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina cynara (Marcus & Marcus, 1967). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
- 1 2 Millen S. & Hermosillo A. (2007) The genus Flabellina Voight, 1834 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from Bahia de Banderas (Pacific coast of Mexico) with ecological observations, the description of a new species, and the redescription of Flabellina cynara. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.4, 58(26): 543-559. page(s): 556
- ↑ Hermosillo, A., 2002 (March 30) Flabellina cynara (Marcus and Marcus, 1967). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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