Felimare juliae

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| genus = Felimare

| species = juliae

| authority = (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010)DaCosta S., Padula V. & Schrödl M. (2010) A new species of Hypselodoris and a redescription of Hypselodoris picta lajensis (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Brazil. The Veliger 51(1):15-25.

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Felimare juliae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018). [http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597826 Felimare juliae (DaCosta, Padula & Schrödl, 2010).] Accessed on 2018-12-27.

Distribution

This species was described from a specimen measuring {{cvt|57|mm}} collected intertidally at Praia das Conchas, Cabo Frio, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, {{coord|22|52|15|S|41|58|52|W|scale:500000}} and a paratype, from Ilha dos Papagaios, Cabo Frio {{coord|22|53|49|S|41|59|02|W|scale:500000}}. Reported from Florida and probably present at intermediate localities in the western Atlantic Ocean.Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 31) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/hypsjuli Hypselodoris juliae Dacosta, Padula & Schroedl, 2010.] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Description

Felimare juliae is similar in appearance to Felimare picta with a dark blue background colour but is densely covered on the mantle and foot with fine longitudinal orange lines. The mantle has a frilly edge with a marginal orange line enclosing a series of larger pale blue spots and pale blue spots occur amongst the orange lines.

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Category:Chromodorididae

Category:Gastropods described in 2010