Felimare olgae

Felimare olgae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species: F. olgae
Binomial name
Felimare olgae
(Ortea & Bacallado, 2007)[1]
Synonyms

Hypselodoris olgae Ortea & Bacallado, 2007 (original combination)

Felimare olgae is a species of very colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1] [2]

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.

Description

Felimare olgae has a golden-brown body covered in blue and black spots. The mantle is pale yellow. The gills are pale yellow outlined with dark-blue and the rhinophores are pale-yellow, tipped with dark blue.

This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus Dysidea.[1]

References

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  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Felimare olgae (Ortea & Bacallado, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597837 on 2015-11-18
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