Samla telja

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Samla telja
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Superfamily:
Flabellinoidea
Family:
Samlidae
Genus:
Samla
Species:
S. telja
Binomial name
Samla telja
(Marcus & Marcus, 1967) [1]
Synonyms
  • Flabellina teljaMarcus & Marcus, 1967
  • Flabellina stohleriBertsch & Ferreira, 1974 [2]

Samla telja is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae. [3]

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Distribution

This species occurs from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico to Panama.

Description

Samla telja is a flabellinid nudibranch with a translucent white body with a strong rose-pink hue. It has opaque white spots over the surfaces of the cerata and the back of the body and the sides of the foot. [4]

The description of Orienthella fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico. [5]

SpeciesRhinophoresGround colourColour of cerataLiving size (mm)
Coryphellina marcusorum Red, papillate posteriorlyBright pinkPink, purple and yellow< 20
Samla teljaYellow 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 cynara White with purple tips, perfoliatePink with purple markingsSalmon & purple, white spots< 12

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References

  1. ↑ Marcus, Ev., & Er. Marcus. 1967. American opisthobranch mollusks Part I, Tropical American opisthobranchs, Part II, Opisthobranchs from the Gulf of California. Studies in Tropical Oceanography, Miami 6(1-2):1-256.
  2. ↑ Bertsch, H., & Antonio J. Ferreira. 1974. Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical west America. Veliger 16(4):343-353.
  3. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
  4. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (November 17) Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. ↑ 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
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