Felimare porterae (Cockerell, 1901) is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Felimare porterae (Cockerell, 1901)
Felimare porterae is a colorful blue dorid nudibranch found along the Pacific coast of North America from California to Baja California.
Felimare porterae has a dark blue mantle with a white margin. Bright yellow bands run down the sides of the mantle, from the bases of the rhinophores all the way to the gill pocket. A light blue line runs along the middle of the back. This species was first described from rockpools at La Jolla, California. It has been reported across a range stretching from Monterey Bay, California, south to Bahía Tortugas, Baja California, Mexico.
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Ceratosoma trilobatum (J.E.Gray, 1850)
Ardeadoris averni (Rudman, 1985)
Glossodoris rufomarginata (Bergh, 1890)
Chromodoris annae Bergh, 1877
Felimida luteorosea (Rapp, 1827)
Felimida krohni (Vérany, 1846)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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