Felimare porterae

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Felimare porterae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[3][4] It was named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in honor of his wife Wilmatte Porter Cockerell.[5]

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Felimare porterae
Felimare porterae (Cockerell, 1901), synonym: Chromodoris porterae Cockerell. Dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species:
F. porterae
Binomial name
Felimare porterae
(Cockerell, 1901)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Chromodoris porterae Cockerell, 1901 (Basionym)
  • Glossodoris porterae (Cockerell, 1901)
  • Hypselodoris porterae (Cockerell, 1901)
  • Mexichromis porterae (Cockerell, 1901)
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Distribution

This species was described from rockpools at La Jolla, California. It is reported from Monterey Bay, California to Bahía Tortugas, Baja California, Mexico.[6][7][8]

Description

Felimare porterae has a dark blue mantle with a white margin and bright yellow bands which run down the sides of the mantle from the bases of the rhinophores to the gill pocket. There is a light blue line along the middle of the back.[9][10][11]

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