Felimida ponga is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1][2]

Felimida ponga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Felimida
Species:
F. ponga
Binomial name
Felimida ponga
(Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970)
Synonyms[1]

Chromodoris ponga Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970 (basionym)

Distribution edit

Description edit

The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.[3]

Habitat edit

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Chromodoris ponga Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532610 on 2012-02-25
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimida ponga. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597455 on 2012-05-09
  3. ^ a b c 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.

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