Felimare juliae

Felimare juliae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Felimare juliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species:
F. juliae
Binomial name
Felimare juliae
(DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hypselodoris juliae DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010

Distribution

This species was described from a specimen measuring 57 mm (2.2 in) collected intertidally at Praia das Conchas, Cabo Frio, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°52′15″S 41°58′52″W and a paratype, from Ilha dos Papagaios, Cabo Frio 22°53′49″S 41°59′02″W.[1] Reported from Florida and probably present at intermediate localities in the western Atlantic Ocean.[3]

Description

Felimare juliae is similar in appearance to Felimare picta with a dark blue background colour but is densely covered on the mantle and foot with fine longitudinal orange lines. The mantle has a frilly edge with a marginal orange line enclosing a series of larger pale blue spots and pale blue spots occur amongst the orange lines.[1]

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References
  1. DaCosta S., Padula V. & Schrödl M. (2010) A new species of Hypselodoris and a redescription of Hypselodoris picta lajensis (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Brazil. The Veliger 51(1):15-25.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Felimare juliae (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010). Accessed on 2018-12-27.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 31) Hypselodoris juliae Dacosta, Padula & Schroedl, 2010. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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