Felimare tema
Species of gastropod
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Felimare tema is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Felimare tema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimare |
| Species: | F. tema |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimare tema (Edmunds, 1981)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from three specimens measuring 65–90 mm (2.6–3.5 in) collected near Tema, Ghana in depths of 55–0 m (180–0 ft). It has been reported from Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Cape Verde.[3]
Description
Felimare tema is similar in appearance to Felimare picta but with a dark blackish green background colour and with a broad orange border to the mantle, interrupted by violet areas.[3] DNA evidence shows it is clearly a distinct species from Felimare picta, but probably synonymous with Felimare verdensis.[4][5][6]