| Phidiana lynceus | |
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| Phidiana lynceus from Port Canaveral, Florida | |
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| Phidiana lynceus from Port Canaveral, Florida on tunicates | |
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| Species: | P. lynceus |
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| Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867 | |
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Phidiana lynceus is a species of sea slug in the genus Phidiana , an aeolidina nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. [1]
The slug is found in the Caribbean and occasionally in Ghana and on the Pacific coast of Panama. [2] It is also recorded off the Canary Islands.
Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, such as "clown", "marigold", "splendid", "dancer", "dragon", and or "sea rabbit". Currently, about 3,000 valid species of nudibranchs are known.
Phidiana hiltoni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Oxynoe benchijigua is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.
Caloria indica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Phidiana is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.
Aeolidiella is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae.
Gargamella perezi is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.
Trinchesia ocellata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.
Facelina newcombi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
Okenia miramarae is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Onchidoris perlucea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.
Paradoris ceneris is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Paradoris inversa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Paradoris mollis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Aegires sublaevis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.
Phidiana adiuncta is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Phidiana bourailli is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Phidiana lascrucensis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Phidiana lottini is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Panderevela is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranchi gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae.