Felimare alaini

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Felimare alaini
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Holotype of Hypselodoris alaini, Port-Louis, Guadeloupe.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Superorder:
Opisthobranchia
Order:
Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Felimare
Binomial name
Felimare alaini
Espinosa & Buske, 2013

Felimare alaini is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. Its synonym name is Hypselodoris alaini. [1]

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Description

The length of the species attains 40 mm; It occurs at the depth of 10-25 m in reefs. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from two specimens collected at 10–13 m (33–43 ft) depth at Port Louis, Guadeloupe, 16°23.2′N61°31.7′W / 16.3867°N 61.5283°W / 16.3867; -61.5283 and a paratype from Petit Havre, Guadeloupe. It was reported from Saint Martin as Hypselodoris cf. acriba [3] and from Anguilla, British West Indies, as Hypselodoris acriba. [4]

Eytomology

The specific name was named in honour of Alain Goyeau who is an expert in underwater nature of Guadeloupe. [5]

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Felimare alaini (Ortea, Espinosa & Busque, 2013). Accessed on 2018-12-26.
  2. ↑ https://seaslugs-guadeloupe.com/felimare-alaini/
  3. ↑ Valdés, Á., Hamann, J., Behrens, D.W., & DuPont, A., 2006. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers, Washington. page 160.
  4. ↑ Kary, T. W., 2010 (Jun 2) Hypselodoris acriba from Anguilla, BWI (Caribbean). [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. ↑ Goyeau, Micheline et Robert OMS-Alain. "Limace de Mer Guadeloupe". La plongée dans le Grand Cul de Sac Marin de Guadeloupe. (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-05.
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