Felimare amalguae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]

Felimare amalguae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species:
F. amalguae
Binomial name
Felimare amalguae
(Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Mexichromis amalguae Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988 (basionym)

Distribution

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This species was described from Isla Cedros, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 28°10′N 115°15′W / 28.167°N 115.250°W / 28.167; -115.250 and nearby San Benito.[4][5]

Description

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Ecology

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References

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  1. ^ Gosliner, T. M.; Bertsch, H. (1988). A new species of Mexichromis (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the eastern Pacific. Veliger. 31(1-2):127-134.
  2. ^ a b Caballer, M. (2011). Felimare amalguae (Gosliner & Bertsch, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 May 2012
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 207