- Source: Felimida binza
Felimida binza or the harlequin sea goddess is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Florida to Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded length is 30 mm.
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.
Prey of Felimida binza includes sponge Chelonaplysilla erecta.
References
Further reading
Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 165
Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
External links
"Chromodoris binza". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
Photos of Felimida binza on Sealife Collection
Media related to Felimida binza at Wikimedia Commons
