Caloria quatrefagesi explained

Caloria quatrefagesi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.^[1]

Taxonomy

Caloria elegans is morphologically very similar to Facelina quatrefagesi. Facelina quatrefagesi was considered as a synonym of Caloria elegans, but a combination of DNA evidence and morphological comparison resulted in them being recognised as separate valid species.^[2] The species was transferred to the genus Caloria in 2021.^[3]

Distribution

This species was described from the Rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer, France.

Description

The typical adult size of this species is 15 mm.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2014). Caloria quatrefagesi (Vayssière, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2022-10-09.
2. Furfaro G., Mariottini P., Modica M. V., Trainito E., Doneddu M. & Oliverio M. (2016). "Sympatric sibling species: the case of Caloria elegans and Facelina quatrefagesi (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)". Scientia Marina 80(4): 511-520. .
3. Ellis-Diamond, D. C.; Picton, B. E.; Tibiriçá, Y.; Sigwart, J. D. (2021). A new species of Sakuraeolis from Mozambique, described using 3D reconstruction of anatomy and phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 87(2): DOI 10.1093/mollus/eyab010.
4. João Pedro Silva OPK 2015. Facelina quatrefagesi (Portugal)