Felimare fortunensis is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Felimare fortunensis
Shell of Felimare fortunensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species:
F. fortunensis
Binomial name
Felimare fortunensis
(Ortea, Espinosa & Buske, 2013)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hypselodoris fortunensis Ortea, Espinosa & Buske, 2013

Distribution

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This species was described from a specimen measuring 11 mm (0.43 in) collected at 6–22 m (20–72 ft) depth at Pointe Rivière Goyave, Guadeloupe, 16°08′23.98″N 61°32′59.46″W / 16.1399944°N 61.5498500°W / 16.1399944; -61.5498500 and a juvenile, 3 mm (0.12 in) long, from Port Louis, Guadeloupe.

References

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  1. ^ Ortea, J.; Espinosa, J.; Buske, Y.; Caballer, M. (2013). Additions to the inventory of the sea slugs (Opisthobranchia and Sacoglossa) from Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 25: 163-194.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Felimare fortunensis (Ortea, Espinosa & Busque, 2013). Accessed on 2018-12-26.
  • Ortea, J.; Espinosa, J.; Buske, Y.; Caballer, M. (2013). Additions to the inventory of the sea slugs (Opisthobranchia and Sacoglossa) from Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 25: 163-194.