Felimare agassizii
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Felimare agassizii is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[3][2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is known from the Eastern Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos Islands to Mexico.
Description
Hypselodoris agassizii has a black body flecked all over with yellow spots. The upper dorsum has a series of larger white spots running longitudinally. The mantle is edged with a green-yellow-green band, its gills are a translucent gold colour tipped with black and its rhinophores are black. This species can reach a total length of at least 100 mm.[3]
Ecology
The diet of Felimare agassizii was studied by Verdín Padilla et al. (2010)[4] on the Pacific coast of Mexico. By examining the stomach content and feces, they found that this species feeds on demosponges and exhibits diet of nine species: Mycale psila, Mycale sp., Haliclona caerulea, Cliona californiana, Cliona papillae, Pione mazatlanensis, Tethya taboga, Geodia media and Dysidea uriae.[4]
References
- ^ Bergh, R. (1894) Reports on the dredging operations off the West Coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the West Coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L.Tanner, U.S.N., Commanding. XIII. Die Opisthobranchien. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(10): 125-233.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimare agassizii. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597514 on 2012-05-01
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 22) Hypselodoris agassizii (Bergh, 1894). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ a b Verdín Padilla C. J., Carballo J. L. & Camacho M. L. (2010). "A qualitative assessment of sponge-feeding organisms from the Mexican Pacific Coast". Open Marine Biology Journal 4: 39–46. PDF
Further reading
- Bergh R. (1904). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Vol. 9, Chapter 6, Part 1: 1-56, pls. 1-4. page(s): Plate 4, Figures 19-22
- Bergh R. (1905). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Vol. 9, Chapter 6, Part 2: 57-118, pls. 5-8. page(s): 70
- Keen M. (1971). Sea shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú. (2nd edit.). Stanford University Press pp. 1064
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 107
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479