Felimare amalguae explained
Felimare amalguae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1] [2]
Distribution
This species was described from Isla Cedros, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 28.1667°N -130°W and nearby San Benito.[3] [4]
Notes and References
- Caballer, M. (2011). Felimare amalguae (Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 May 2012
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 84.
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page(s): 207