Felimida binza

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Felimida binza 242509282.jpg

| image_caption = Felimida binza from Florida

| genus = Felimida

| species = binza

| authority = (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963)

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms = Chromodoris binza Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963 (basionym)

}}

Felimida binza or the harlequin sea goddess is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimida binza. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597414 on 2012-05-08Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. {{ISBN|3-925919-72-4}}. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Florida to Brazil.

Description

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The maximum recorded length is 30 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0008776|doi-access=free}}.

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

Prey of Felimida binza includes sponge Chelonaplysilla erecta.Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/spix38_2_04.pdf PDF].

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Further reading

  • Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). {{ISBN|1-888569-01-8}}. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
  • Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. {{ISBN|978-3-939767-06-0}} page(s): 165
  • [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033479 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]