Felimida punctilucens

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

Felimida punctilucens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Felimida
Species:
F. punctilucens
Binomial name
Felimida punctilucens
(Bergh, 1890)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chromodoris punctilucens Bergh, 1890 (original combination)
Chromolaichma punctilucens (Bergh, 1890)
Glossodoris punctilucens (Bergh, 1890)

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 35 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 68 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 68 m.[3]

References
  1. Bergh, R. (1890). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake"." Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 19: 155-181, 3 pls.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimida punctilucens (Bergh, 1890). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597456 on 2017-12-15
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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