Vayssierea felis

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Vayssierea felis
Vayssierea felis.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Okadaiidae
Genus:
Vayssierea
Species:
V. felis
Binomial name
Vayssierea felis
(Collingwood, 1881).[1]

Vayssierea felis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Okadaiidae.[2]

Description[]

This red-orange nudibranch can grow up to 6mm in size.[3] It reproduces by direct development and lays an egg mass of 3-5 eggs. [3]

Range[]

This species was originally named in the South China sea, however many argue that all Vayssierea are one species with a wider range that occurs in the Indo-West Pacific. [3][4] It has also recently been documented in its non-native range in San Diego, CA.[5]

Habitat[]

This species can be found in the intertidal zone, usually associated with the Spirorbis tube worms they eat.[3]

Ecology[]

V. felis feeds on Spirorbis tube worms in the intertidal zone.

Taxonomy[]

This species, originally found in the South China Sea, was named Trevelyana felis by Collingwood in 1881. It genus was later changed when more information was discovered. The exact taxonomic placement of this organism is still debated and many people believe that all Vayssierea spp. should be under this one species name.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 12) Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/vaysfelis
  4. ^ Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881) in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-05-18.
  5. ^ Sorensen, Kara, Brandon Swope, and Victoria Kirtay. Marine ecological index survey of San Diego Bay. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT WESTMINSTER, 2013.


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