Felimida atlantica

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Felimida atlantica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimida
Species:
F. atlantica
Binomial name
Felimida atlantica
Padula, Wirtz & Schrödl, 2014 [1]

Felimida atlantica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]

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Distribution

This species was described from Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The mantle of Felimida atlantica is white with small yellow spots and a band of yellow-orange at the margin.

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References

  1. Padula, V.; Wirtz, P.; Schrödl, M. (2014). Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 97(04): 743-752, page 746, figs 1E, 2, 6A
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Felimida atlantica Padula, Wirtz & Schrödl, 2014. Accessed on 2018-12-25.