Felimare ruthae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Felimare |
Species: | F. ruthae |
Binomial name | |
Felimare ruthae (Marcus & Hughes, 1974) [1] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Felimare ruthae is a colourful species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2] [3] [4]
This nudibranch is known from the Caribbean. [3] and the Gulf of Mexico. [5]
Felimare ruthae has a blue-black body with a yellow-lined mantle and yellow longitudinal lines and bright-blue striations on its dorsum. The gills are typically translucent outlined with black and the rhinophores are black with a yellow-white line running vertically. [6] [7]
This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm and has been observed feeding on the sponge Dysidea etheria . [3]
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and maximum recorded depth is 12 m (39 ft). [8]