Limacia janssi is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]
| Limacia janssi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Limacia |
| Species: | L. janssi
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| Binomial name | |
| Limacia janssi (Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974)[1]
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Distribution
editLimacia janssi was described from Bahia Santa Elena, 10°56′N 85°49′W / 10.933°N 85.817°W, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Additional specimens from Isla Partida, 24°33′N 110°24′W / 24.550°N 110.400°W, Gulf of California, Mexico were included in the original description. It has also been reported from Isla San Pedro Mártir, Gulf of California.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bertsch H. & Ferreira A.J. (1974) Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical West America. The Veliger 16(4): 343-353.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Limacia janssi (Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-22
- ^ Hermosillo, A. (2009) Limacia janssi. Medslugs.de