Coryphellina marcusorum
Species of gastropod
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Coryphellina marcusorum, (Spanish common name: Eolidáceo de Marcus)[2] is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[3]
| Coryphellina marcusorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Coryphellina |
| Species: | C. marcusorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphellina marcusorum (Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico. Coryphellina marcusorum is thought to occur in two disjunct populations in the waters of central and south America: one group on the west coast of central America in the eastern Pacific Ocean[4] and as far east as the Galapagos Islands[2] and the other on the east side of the continent in the Caribbean Sea and in the western Atlantic Ocean down to Brazil.[5]
Description
Coryphellina marcusorum has a mainly translucent pink or orange body colour.[4] The elongate rhinophores, foot corners and cerata are tipped with opaque white (or sometimes opaque yellow), with a broad, purple band beneath. The posterior face of the rhinophores may have up to one hundred papillae.[5] The oral tentacles are elongate and thin, and are longer than the rhinophores.[4]
The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm[6] or up to 30 mm.[4]
This species is very similar in colouration to the recently described African species Coryphellina arveloi.[5] A comparison with other Flabellinidae species from Mexico is given in the description of Orienthella fogata.[4]
| 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 bertschi | 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 |