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Felimare marci

Felimare marci
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The nudibranch Felimare marci, Cabo Frio, Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimare
Species: F. marci
Binomial name
Felimare marci
(Ev. Marcus, 1970)
Synonyms

Hypselodoris marci Ev. Marcus, 1970


Hypselodoris marci Ev. Marcus, 1970

Felimare marci is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. Placement of this species in Felimare is based on molecular (DNA) evidence.

This nudibranch is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean from Brazil to Venezuela. It was described from northern Brazil (4°46′00″S 35°24′05″W / 4.7667°S 35.4014°W / -4.7667; -35.4014 (Brazil)) and Venezuela (11°57′09″N 66°50′00″W / 11.9525°N 66.8333°W / 11.9525; -66.8333 (Venezuela)). It was also identified by Marcus from Ilha dos Porcos, Cabo Frio in southern Brazil.


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