Orienthella fogata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Orienthella fogata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Flabellinidae
Genus: Orienthella
Species:
O. fogata
Binomial name
Orienthella fogata
(Millen & Hermosillo, 2007)[1]

Distribution

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This species was described from Bahía de Banderas, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Description

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This flabellinid nudibranch has a translucent orange body and red digestive gland in the cerata. There are white spots on the outer parts of the cerata.[3]

The description of Orienthella fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.[1]

Species Rhinophores Ground colour Colour of cerata Living size (mm)
Coryphellina marcusorum Red, papillate posteriorly Bright pink Pink, purple and yellow < 20
Samla telja Yellow or brown, perfoliate Light pink, white spots Brownish pink < 24
Edmundsella vansyoci Pink, verrucose Rose pink Rose pink, white spots < 15
Flabellina bertschii White, smooth White Reddish pink, white tips < 8
Orienthella fogata Translucent orange, annulate Translucent orange Red with white spots < 15
Kynaria cynara White with purple tips, perfoliate Pink with purple markings Salmon & purple, white spots < 12

References

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  1. ^ a b Millen S. & Hermosillo A. (2007) The genus Flabellina Voight, 1834 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from Bahia de Banderas (Pacific coast of Mexico) with ecological observations, the description of a new species, and the redescription of Flabellina cynara. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.4, 58(26): 543-559. page(s): 548
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina fogata Millen & Hermosillo, 2007. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-27
  3. ^ Flabellina fogata At Medslugs.de