Description ³

This nudibranch grows to about 20 cm (8 inches) long and feeds on various sponges.

Distribution ³

Felimare picta lives in rocky seabeds throughout the Mediterranean Sea (Greece), European waters (Spain, Portugal), the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean (Azores) and the Gulf of Mexico.

Type locality of Felimare picta is Palermo, Sicily.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dimitris Siskopoulos, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimsis/9611700427/
2. (c) Darren Fa, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypselodoris_picta_on_SS_Rosslyn,_300412.JPG
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felimare_picta

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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