Phidiana lynceus explained

Phidiana lynceus is a species of sea slug in the genus Phidiana, an aeolidina nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.^[1]

Distribution

The slug is found in the Caribbean and occasionally in Ghana and on the Pacific coast of Panama.^[2] It is also recorded off the Canary Islands.

References

• Check List of European Marine Mollusca
• Ortea J.A., Moro L., Bacallado J.J. & Herrera R., 2001 : Catálogo actualizado de los Moluscos Opistobranquios de las Islas Canarias ; Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 12(3-4): 105-134

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2005). Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181239 on 2016-05-21
2. Web site: Phidiana lynceus. The Sea Slug Forum . Rudman. W.B.. 2010-07-15. 2016-05-19.