Felimare ruthae
Species of gastropod
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Felimare ruthae is a colourful species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimare |
| Species: | F. ruthae |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimare ruthae (Marcus & Hughes, 1974)[1] | |
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Distribution
This nudibranch is known from the Caribbean.[3] and the Gulf of Mexico.[5]
Description
Felimare ruthae has a blue-black body with a yellow-lined mantle and yellow longitudinal lines and bright-blue striations on its dorsum. The gills are typically translucent outlined with black and the rhinophores are black with a yellow-white line running vertically.[6][7]
This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm and has been observed feeding on the sponge Dysidea etheria.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and maximum recorded depth is 12 m (39 ft).[8]