Felimida macfarlandi
Species of gastropod
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Felimida macfarlandi, also called Macfarland's nudibranch is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Felimida macfarlandi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Felimida |
| Species: | F. macfarlandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Felimida macfarlandi (Cockerell, 1901) | |
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Taxonomy
This species was first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1901 and named Chromodoris mcfarlandi.[3] Cockerell went on to give a fuller description of this species in 1902.[4] It has also been known as Glossodoris macfarlandi.[1]
Description
The body grows to a length of 44 mm.[5] The slug is purple with orange stripes, sometimes has a short tail that looks like a flower, and two ear-like spots on the side of the head.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Central California, USA to Baja California, Mexico.
