Felimida fentoni
Species of gastropod
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Felimida fentoni is a dull coloured species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Felimida fentoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimida |
| Species: | F. fentoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimida fentoni (Valdés, Gatdula, Sheridan & Herrera, 2011)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from three specimens collected off Pinellas County, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, 28.1710°N 83.00200°W.[3]
Description
Felimida fentoni has a translucent white background colour heavily flecked with dull red-brown and with small yellow spots with orange centres concentrated towards the edge of the mantle. There is a very thin orange-yellow submarginal line around the mantle.[4]
Ecology
The specimens were collected feeding on the sponge Igernella notabilis.