Facelina quatrefagesi

Facelina quatrefagesi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Facelina quatrefagesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Genus:
Facelina
Species:
F. quatrefagesi
Binomial name
Facelina quatrefagesi
Synonyms

Acanthopsole quatrefagesi Vayssière, 1888

Taxonomy

Caloria elegans is morphologically very similar to Facelina quatrefagesi.[3] Facelina quatrefagesi was considered as a synonym of Caloria elegans, but they are recognized as separate valid species now.[3]

Distribution

This species was described from the Rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer, France.[1]

Description

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

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gollark: It's not actually a brother. I just thought "oh, same lineage, must be one bred by the same person" but then I realized "oh, wait, that's actually one I bred for the AP".
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References
  1. Vayssière A. (1888). Recherches zoologiques et anatomiques sur les mollusques opisthobranches du Golfe de Marseille pt. 2. Nudibranches (Cirrobranches) et Ascoglosses. Annales du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille 3 (4): 1-160.
  2. Gofas, S. (2014). Facelina quatrefagesi (Vayssière, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-14
  3. 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. doi:10.3989/scimar.04479.09A.
  4. João Pedro Silva OPK 2015. Facelina quatrefagesi (Portugal)
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