Caloria elegans

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Caloria elegans
Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845) jaune.jpg
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C. elegans
Binomial name
Caloria elegans
(Alder & Hancock, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
  • Caloria maculataTrinchese, 1888 (type species)
  • Eolis elegansAlder & Hancock, 1845 (basionym)

Caloria elegans is a species of colorful sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Taxonomy

Facelina quatrefagesi was considered as a synonym of Caloria elegans, but it is morphologically very similar and different valid species. [2]

Description

The size of the body varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters from the British Isles to the Mediterranean Sea; also off the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.

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References

  1. Gofas, S. (2004). Caloria elegans. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139906 on 2017-10-07
  2. Furfaro G., Mariottini P., Modica M. V., Trainito E., Doneddu M. & Oliverio M. (2016). "Sympatric sibling species: the case of Caloria elegans and Facelina quatrefagesi (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)". Sci. Mar. 80(4): 511-520. doi : 10.3989/scimar.04479.09A.