Felimare juliae
Felimare juliae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Felimare juliae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimare |
| Species: | F. juliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimare juliae (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010)[1] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from a specimen measuring 57 mm (2.2 in) collected intertidally at Praia das Conchas, Cabo Frio, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°52′15″S 41°58′52″W and a paratype, from Ilha dos Papagaios, Cabo Frio 22°53′49″S 41°59′02″W.[1] Reported from Florida and probably present at intermediate localities in the western Atlantic Ocean.[3]
Description
Felimare juliae is similar in appearance to Felimare picta with a dark blue background colour but is densely covered on the mantle and foot with fine longitudinal orange lines. The mantle has a frilly edge with a marginal orange line enclosing a series of larger pale blue spots and pale blue spots occur amongst the orange lines.[1]
References
- DaCosta S., Padula V. & Schrödl M. (2010) A new species of Hypselodoris and a redescription of Hypselodoris picta lajensis (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Brazil. The Veliger 51(1):15-25.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Felimare juliae (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010). Accessed on 2018-12-27.
- Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 31) Hypselodoris juliae Dacosta, Padula & Schroedl, 2010. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.