Flabellina bertschi explained

Flabellina bertschi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Baja California.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina bertschi Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-25
2. Millen S. & Hermosillo A. (2007) The genus Flabellina Voight, 1834 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from Bahia de Banderas (Pacific coast of Mexico) with ecological observations, the description of a new species, and the redescription of Flabellina cynara. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.4, 58(26): 543-559. page(s): 556
3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 25) Flabellina bertschi Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   The description of Flabellina fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.^[2]

   Species	Rhinophores	Ground colour	Colour of cerata	Living size (mm)
   F. marcusorum	Red, papillate posteriorly	Bright pink	Pink, purple and yellow	< 20
   F. telja	Yellow or brown, perfoliate	Light pink, white spots	Brownish pink	< 24
   F. vansyoci	Pink, verrucose	Rose pink	Rose pink, white spots	< 15
   F. bertschi	White, smooth	White	Reddish pink, white tips	< 8
   F. fogata	Translucent orange, annulate	Translucent orange	Red with white spots	< 15
   F. cynara	White with purple tips, perfoliate	Pink with purple markings	Salmon & purple, white spots	< 12

   References