Felimare fontandraui (Pruvot-Fol, 1951) is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Felimare fontandraui (Pruvot-Fol, 1951)

Felimare fontandraui (Pruvot-Fol, 1951)

Felimare fontandraui is a colorful nudibranch found in the Eastern Atlantic and Western Mediterranean that feeds on yellow Dysidea sponges.

Genus
Felimare
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Felimare fontandraui (Pruvot-Fol, 1951)

Felimare fontandraui is a species of nudibranch. Individuals of this species typically have a blue to purple body, with yellow lines running along their sides and a single yellow-cream line along the upper dorsum. Light blue streaks are often present on the upper dorsum near the mantle edge. The mantle has an orange edge, and the gills and rhinophores are black-purple. There is considerable color variation across members of this species. This nudibranch can grow to a total length of at least 30 millimeters. It has been observed feeding on yellow sponges that belong to the genus Dysidea. This species is distributed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Chromodorididae Felimare

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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