Felimida macfarlandi
Felimida macfarlandi (Cockerell, 1901)
Description 2
Ground color deep, vivid purple (somewhat paler in occasional individuals). A medial stripe of yellow-gold on dorsum, and a similar stripe antero-laterally on either side of the dorsum. A band of yellow-gold on margin of dorsum, and an inner band of white. Rhinophores purple (usually somewhat darker than dorsum) with 16-20 lamellae. Branchial plumes 10-14, unipinnate, violet to purple (usually somewhat darker than dorsum) . May be distinguished from Felimare porterae which is more blue in color and lacks a longitudinal yellow stripe medially on dorsum. Labial tentacles lobiform.
Size: 2
Typically about 25mmin length, but may reach 64mm.
Geographic Range 2
Monterey Bay, CA, to Bahía Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico.
Notes 2
Quite rare in the intertidal in Monterey Bay area. Preys on sponges such as Aplysilla glacialis, Gellius sp., & Haliclona sp.
References 2
BERTSCH, H. 1978. The Chromodoridinae nudibranchs from the Pacific coast of America.—Part II. The genus Chromodoris. The Veliger 20(4):307-327, 3 plates. PDF
JOHNSON, R. F., & T. M. GOSLINER. 2012. Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4):e33479. [15 pp.]. PDF
MACFARLAND, F. M. 1966. Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific coast of North America. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 6:1-546, pls. 1-72. PDF
McDONALD, G. R. 1983. A review of the nudibranchs of the California coast. Malacologia 24(1-2):114-276. PDF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARINE INVERTEBRATE TAXONOMISTS. 2018. A taxonomic listing of benthic macro- and megainvertebrates from infaunal & epibenthic monitoring and research programs in the southern California bight, edition 12, 1 July 2018, xviii + 167 pp. PDF
Synonyms 2
Chromodoris macfarlandi, Glossodoris macfarlandi.
Additional Info 2
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iNat Map
| Body | doridiform |
|---|---|
| Classification | Doridina |
| Dorsum | smooth |
| Rhinophores | perfoliate |
| Labial tentacles | lobiform |
