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Orienthella fogata (Millen & Hermosillo 2007)

Orienthella fogata

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Orienthella fogata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Bahía de Banderas, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Description

This flabellinid nudibranch has a translucent orange body and red digestive gland in the cerata. There are white spots on the outer parts of the cerata.[3]

The description of Orienthella fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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): 548
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina fogata Millen & Hermosillo, 2007. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-27
  3. ^ Flabellina fogata At Medslugs.de
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Orienthella fogata: Brief Summary

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Orienthella fogata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.

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