Felimida paulomarcioi

Felimida paulomarcioi is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Felimida paulomarcioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimida
Species:
F. paulomarcioi
Binomial name
Felimida paulomarcioi
(Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris paulomarcioi Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006

The specific name paulomarcioi is in honour of Brazilian malacologist Paulo Marcio Costa.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Cabo Frio, Brazil.

Ecology

Prey of Felimida paulomarcioi include sponges Darwinella sp. and Amphimedon viridis.[3]

References

  1. Domínguez M., García F. J. & Troncoso J. S. (2006). "Some aspects of the family Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from Brazil, with description of a new species". Scientia Marina 70(4): 621-634. PDF.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2016). Felimida paulomarcioi (Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
  3. Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.
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