Gargamella blokoverdensis

Gargamella blokoverdensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Gargamella
Species: G. blokoverdensis
Binomial name
Gargamella blokoverdensis
Moro & Ortea, 2015[1]

Gargamella blokoverdensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Arrecife da Parda, Isla de Sal, Cape Verde Islands. The specimens were found in the intertidal zone or up to 1 m depth.[1]

Description

Gargamella blokoverdensis is a small dorid nudibranch, growing to 16 mm in length. It is orange in colour with spots of brown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21-86. page(s): 43, pls 16-17
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Gargamella blokoverdensis Moro & Ortea, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-08.
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