Felimida dalli

Felimida dalli is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Felimida dalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Felimida
Species:
F. dalli
Binomial name
Felimida dalli
(Bergh, 1879)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris banksi Farmer, 1963
  • Chromodoris banksi banksi Farmer, 1963
  • Chromodoris banksi sonora Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967
  • Chromodoris dalli Bergh, 1879 (basionym)
  • Chromolaichma dalli (Bergh, 1879)
  • Glossodoris dalli (Bergh, 1879)

Distribution

This species is found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to the Galapagos Islands.[1]

Ecology

Felimida dalli feeds on sponge Hyrtios erecta. cf.[3][4]

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References
  1. Glossodoris dalli Bergh, 1879. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimida dalli. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597398 on 2012-06-18
  3. Fontana A., Mollo E., Ortea J., Gavagnin M., Cimino G. (2000). "Scalarane and Homoscalarane compounds from the nudibranchs Glossodoris sedna and Glossodoris dalli: Chemical and biological properties". Journal of Natural Products 63(4): 527-530. doi:10.1021/np990506z.
  4. Verdín Padilla C. J., Carballo J. L. & Camacho M. L. (2010). "A qualitative assessment of sponge-feeding organisms from the Mexican Pacific Coast". Open Marine Biology Journal 4: 39–46. PDF Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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