Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831) is a animal in the Facelinidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831)

Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831)

Phidiana lottini is a facelinid nudibranch (marine gastropod mollusk) found along the Pacific coast of western South America.

Family
Genus
Phidiana
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831)

Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831) is a species of sea slug, which is a nudibranch: a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Facelinidae. This species was first described from a specimen collected at Port St Vincent, Talcahuano, Chile, located at coordinates 36.732°S 73.136°W. It has also been recorded from locations ranging from Callao, Peru (12.079°S 77.176°W) and Los Hornos (29°38′S 71°20′W), southward to Bahía de Coliumo (36°32′S 72°57′W) and the Gulf of Ancud (41.812°S 73.806°W).

Photo: (c) Fernando Gracia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fernando Gracia · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Facelinidae Phidiana

More from Facelinidae

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

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