Vayssierea felis
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Vayssierea felis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Okadaiidae.{{Cite web |url=http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=tambsaga |title=The Sea Slug Forum - Tambja sagamiana |access-date=2010-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615111229/http://seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=tambsaga |archive-date=2010-06-15 |url-status=dead }}
Description
This red-orange nudibranch can grow up to 6mm in size.Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 12) Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/vaysfelis It reproduces by direct development and lays an egg mass of 3-5 eggs.
Range
This species was originally named in the South China sea, however many argue that all Vayssierea are one species with a wider range that occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881) in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset {{doi|10.15468/39omei}} accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-05-18. It has also recently been documented in its non-native range in San Diego, CA.Sorensen, Kara, Brandon Swope, and Victoria Kirtay. Marine ecological index survey of San Diego Bay. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT WESTMINSTER, 2013.
Habitat
This species can be found in the intertidal zone, usually associated with the Spirorbis tube worms they eat.
Ecology
V. felis feeds on Spirorbis tube worms in the intertidal zone.
Taxonomy
This species, originally found in the South China Sea, was named Trevelyana felis by Collingwood, in 1881. It genus was later changed when more information was discovered. The exact taxonomic placement of this organism is still debated and many people believe that all Vayssierea spp. should be under this one species name.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1881
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