Felimare ruthae ( Ev. Marcus & Hughes, 1974 )

Gutiérrez, Manuel Caballer, Ortea, Jesús, Rivero, Nelsy, Tucker, Gabriela Carias, Malaquias, Manuel António E. & Narciso, Samuel, 2015, The opisthobranch gastropods (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from Venezuela: an annotated and illustrated inventory of species, Zootaxa 4034 (2), pp. 201-256 : 234

106. Felimare ruthae ( Ev. Marcus & Hughes, 1974)

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Material examined. SPM, 2 spcs, H = 10–12 mm, NRC. CPM, 1 spc., H = 13 mm, ZMBN 84943. CSM, 3 spcs, H = 14 mm, ZMBN 84945. CHC, 1 spc., H = 12 mm, GCC. CHC, 1 spc., PNC.

Ecology. On coral reefs, under rocks, and on coral rubble, down to 5 m deep.

Distribution. Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela (Valdés et al. 2006).

Remarks. Common in coral habitats in the National Park of Morrocoy. Venezuela is the southern limit of the distribution of this species.

Figures

FIGURE 4. A, Bursatella leachii. B, Cadlina rumia. C, Bermudella polycerelloides. D, Doris bovena. E, Polycera odhneri. F, Caribranchus morsomus, ventra 1 view. G, Caribranchus morsomus, dοrsa 1 view. H, Dendrodoris krebsii. I, Dendrodoris warta (fixed). J, Felimida binza. K, Felimida clenchi. L, Tyrinna evelinae. M, Felimare ruthae. N, Felimare samueli.