Felimare sechurana Hoover, Padula, Schroedl , Hooker & Valdes , 2017

Grandez, Alessandra, Ampuero, Andre & Barahona, Sergio P., 2023, Peruvian nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): an updated literature review-based list of species, ZooKeys 1176, pp. 117-163 : 117

Felimare sechurana Hoover, Padula, Schroedl, Hooker & Valdes, 2017

Peruvian specimen photographs: Fig. 10

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

6-15 m ( Hoover et al. 2017; Bravo et al. 2020)

Type material.

Holotype CZA 402-Foca Island (05°12'13.8"S, 81°12'38.0"W), Piura, Peru.

Distribution.

Northern coast of Peru’s transition zone.

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru, it was reported in Punta Veleros (Los Organos, Piura, 04°10'28.7"S) (Zavala, 2022), Quebrada Verde (Piura, 04°13'34.8"S), Foca Island (Piura, 05°12'13.8"S) ( Hoover et al. 2017), and Lobos de Afuera Islands (Lambayeque, 06°56′S) ( Bravo et al. 2020).

Remarks.

This species is endemic to the northern coast of Peru. It was initially reported as Felimare ghiselini (Bertsch 1978) by Thompson (2006) but later corrected by Hoover et al. (2017) and described as a new species.

Figures

Figure 10. Felimare sechurana, courtesy of Yuri Hooker.