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Algarvia (gastropod)

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Algarvia alba is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Sagres, Portugal . It has subsequently been recorded from Cantabria , on the North coast of Spain.[3]

Description

Algarvia alba is a small nudibranch, growing to 15 mm in length. It has a distinctive appearance, with a white body, white cerata and bright orange-red oral tentacles and rhinophores and an orange line across the front of the head.[4]

References

  1. ^ García-Gómez, J.C. & Cervera J.L. (1989). A new species and genus of aeolid nudibranch (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Iberian coasts. Bull Mus Natl Hist Nat (Paris) 4e série, 11, section A, 4: 733-741.
  2. ^ Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Algarvia alba Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-27
  3. ^ Silva, J.P., Pola, M., Calado, G. & Cervera, J.L. (2015). First record of Algarvia alba García-Gómez and Cervera, 1989 (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) outside the type locality. Marine Biodiversity, DOI 10.1007/s12526-015-0320-1.
  4. ^ Cantalapiedra, M. (2014). Algarvia alba photograph, Cantabria, Spain.
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Algarvia (gastropod): Brief Summary

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Algarvia alba is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

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