Kynaria cynara

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Kynaria cynara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Flabellinoidea
Family:
Flabellinidae
Genus:
Kynaria
Species:
K. cynara
Binomial name
Kynaria cynara
(Marcus, Er. & Marcus, Ev., 1967) [1]

Kynaria cynara is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae. [2]

Contents

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]

SpeciesRhinophoresGround colourColour of cerataLiving size (mm)
Coryphellina marcusorum Red, papillate posteriorlyBright pinkPink, purple and yellow< 20
Samla telja Yellow or brown, perfoliateLight pink, white spotsBrownish pink< 24
Edmundsella vansyoci Pink, verrucoseRose pinkRose pink, white spots< 15
Flabellina bertschi White, smoothWhiteReddish pink, white tips< 8
Orienthella fogata Translucent orange, annulateTranslucent orangeRed with white spots< 15
Kynaria cynaraWhite with purple tips, perfoliatePink with purple markingsSalmon & purple, white spots< 12

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References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina cynara (Marcus & Marcus, 1967). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
  3. 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
  4. ↑ Hermosillo, A., 2002 (March 30) Flabellina cynara (Marcus and Marcus, 1967). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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