Phidiana lynceus

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Phidiana lynceus
Phidiana lynceus from Port Canaveral, Florida 02.jpg
Phidiana lynceus from Port Canaveral, Florida
Phidiana lynceus from Port Canaveral, Florida 01.jpg
Phidiana lynceus from Port Canaveral, Florida on tunicates
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Nudipleura

clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. lynceus
Binomial name
Phidiana lynceus
Bergh, 1867
Synonyms
  • Phidiana brevicauda Engel, 1925
  • Phidiana selencae Bergh, 1879

Phidiana lynceus is a species of sea slug in the genus Phidiana, an aeolidina nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[1]

Distribution[]

The slug is found in the Caribbean and occasionally in Ghana and on the Pacific coast of Panama.[2] It is also recorded off the Canary Islands.

References[]

  1. ^ Gofas, S. (2005). Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181239 on 2016-05-21
  2. ^ Rudman, W.B. (2010-07-15). "Phidiana lynceus". The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  • Check List of European Marine Mollusca
  • Ortea J.A., Moro L., Bacallado J.J. & Herrera R., 2001 : Catálogo actualizado de los Moluscos Opistobranquios de las Islas Canarias ; Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 12(3-4): 105-134


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