Samla telja is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico to Panama.
Description
Samla telja is a flabellinid nudibranch with a translucent white body with a strong rose-pink hue. It has opaque white spots over the surfaces of the cerata and the back of the body and the sides of the foot.[4]
The description of Orienthella fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.[5]
References
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^ Marcus, Ev., & Er. Marcus. 1967. American opisthobranch mollusks Part I, Tropical American opisthobranchs, Part II, Opisthobranchs from the Gulf of California. Studies in Tropical Oceanography, Miami 6(1-2):1-256.
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^ Bertsch, H., & Antonio J. Ferreira. 1974. Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical west America. Veliger 16(4):343-353.
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^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
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^ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (November 17) Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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^ Millen S. & Hermosillo A. (2007) The genus Flabellina Voight, 1834 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from Bahia de Banderas (Pacific coast of Mexico) with ecological observations, the description of a new species, and the redescription of Flabellina cynara. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.4, 58(26): 543-559. page(s): 556
