Felimare amalguae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimare |
| Species: | F. amalguae
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| Binomial name | |
| Felimare amalguae (Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Isla Cedros, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 28°10′N 115°15′W / 28.167°N 115.250°W and nearby San Benito.[4][5]
Description
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Ecology
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References
edit- ^ Gosliner, T. M.; Bertsch, H. (1988). A new species of Mexichromis (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the eastern Pacific. Veliger. 31(1-2):127-134.
- ^ a b Caballer, M. (2011). Felimare amalguae (Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 May 2012
- ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- ^ Behrens, D. W., & Hermosillo, A. (2005) Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 84.
- ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 207