Algarvia alba is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]
| Algarvia alba | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Genus: | Algarvia
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| Species: | A. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Algarvia alba Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Sagres, Portugal 37°00′49″N 8°55′31″W / 37.01361°N 8.92528°W. It has subsequently been recorded from Cantabria 43°18′34″N 2°11′52″W / 43.30944°N 2.19778°W, on the North coast of Spain.[3]
Description
editAlgarvia 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Algarvia alba Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-27
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cantalapiedra, M. (2014). Algarvia alba photograph, Cantabria, Spain.