Felimida macfarlandi
species of Gastropoda
Felimida macfarlandi, also called Macfarland's nudibranch is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1901 and named Chromodoris mcfarlandi. Cockerell went on to give a fuller description of this species in 1902. It has also been known as Glossodoris macfarlandi.
Description
The body grows to a length of 44 mm. The slug is purple with orange stripes, sometimes has a short tail that looks like a flower, and two ear-like spots on the side of the head.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Central California, USA to Baja California, Mexico.
References
Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 180
Behrens D.W., Gosliner T.M. & Hermosillo A. (2009) A new species of dorid nudibranch (Mollusca) from the Revillagigedo Islands of the Mexican Pacific.
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