Kynaria cynara explained

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

Distribution

This species was described from the Gulf of California. It was redescribed from further material from the Pacific coast of Mexico. It has been reported as far south as Peru.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina cynara (Marcus & Marcus, 1967). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
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. Hermosillo, A., 2002 (March 30) Flabellina cynara (Marcus and Marcus, 1967). [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)
   Coryphellina marcusorum	Red, papillate posteriorly	Bright pink	Pink, purple and yellow	< 20
   Samla telja	Yellow or brown, perfoliate	Light pink, white spots	Brownish pink	< 24
   Edmundsella vansyoci	Pink, verrucose	Rose pink	Rose pink, white spots	< 15
   Flabellina bertschi	White, smooth	White	Reddish pink, white tips	< 8
   Orienthella fogata	Translucent orange, annulate	Translucent orange	Red with white spots	< 15
   Kynaria cynara	White with purple tips, perfoliate	Pink with purple markings	Salmon & purple, white spots	< 12

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