Felimida paulomarcioi is a species of sea slug, dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
| Felimida paulomarcioi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimida |
| Species: | F. paulomarcioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Felimida paulomarcioi (Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006)[1]
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The specific name paulomarcioi is in honour of Brazilian malacologist Paulo Marcio Costa.[1]
Distribution
editThis species was described from Cabo Frio, Brazil.
Ecology
editPrey of Felimida paulomarcioi include sponges Darwinella sp. and Amphimedon viridis.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Domínguez M., García F. J. & Troncoso J. S. (2006). "Some aspects of the family Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from Brazil, with description of a new species". Scientia Marina 70(4): 621-634. PDF.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Felimida paulomarcioi (Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
- ^ Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.