Limacia janssi

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Limacia janssi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Limacia
Species:
L. janssi
Binomial name
Limacia janssi
(Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974) [1]

Limacia janssi is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae. [2]

Distribution

Limacia janssi was described from Bahia Santa Elena, 10°56′N85°49′W / 10.933°N 85.817°W / 10.933; -85.817 , Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Additional specimens from Isla Partida, 24°33′N110°24′W / 24.550°N 110.400°W / 24.550; -110.400 , Gulf of California, Mexico were included in the original description. It has also been reported from Isla San Pedro Mártir, Gulf of California. [3]

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References

  1. Bertsch H. & Ferreira A.J. (1974) Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical West America. The Veliger 16(4): 343-353.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Limacia janssi (Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-22
  3. Hermosillo, A. (2009) Limacia janssi. Medslugs.de