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) |
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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) and Venezuela (11°57′09″N 66°50′00″W / 11.9525°N 66.8333°W). It was also identified by Marcus from Ilha dos Porcos, Cabo Frio in southern Brazil.