Coryphellina marcusorum

Coryphellina marcusorum, (Spanish common name: Eolidáceo de Marcus)[2] is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[3]

Coryphellina marcusorum
Coryphellina marcusorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Flabellinidae
Genus: Coryphellina
Species:
C. marcusorum
Binomial name
Coryphellina marcusorum
(Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coryphellina rubrolineata auct. non O'Donoghue, 1929
  • Flabellina marcusorum Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990

Distribution

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This species was described from Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico. Coryphellina marcusorum is thought to occur in two disjunct populations in the waters of central and south America: one group on the west coast of central America in the eastern Pacific Ocean[4] and as far east as the Galapagos Islands[2] and the other on the east side of the continent in the Caribbean Sea and in the western Atlantic Ocean down to Brazil.[5]

Description

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Coryphellina marcusorum has a mainly translucent pink or orange body colour.[4] The elongate rhinophores, foot corners and cerata are tipped with opaque white (or sometimes opaque yellow), with a broad, purple band beneath. The posterior face of the rhinophores may have up to one hundred papillae.[5] The oral tentacles are elongate and thin, and are longer than the rhinophores.[4]

The maximum recorded body length is 25 mm[6] or up to 30 mm.[4]

This species is very similar in colouration to the recently described African species Coryphellina arveloi.[5] A comparison with other Flabellinidae species from Mexico is given in the description of Orienthella fogata.[4]

Species Rhinophores Ground colour Colour of cerata Living size (mm)
Coryphellina marcusorum Red, papillate posteriorly Bright pink Pink, purple and yellow < 20
Samla telja Yellow or brown, perfoliate Light pink, white spots Brownish pink < 24
Edmundsella vansyoci Pink, verrucose Rose pink Rose pink, white spots < 15
Flabellina bertschi White, smooth White Reddish pink, white tips < 8
Orienthella fogata Translucent orange, annulate Translucent orange Red with white spots < 15
Kynaria cynara White with purple tips, perfoliate Pink with purple markings Salmon & purple, white spots < 12

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[6] Maximum recorded depth is 22 m.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Gosliner, T. M. & A. M. Kuzirian. 1990. Two new species of Flabellinidae (Opisthobranchia: Aeolidacea) from Baja California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 47: 1-15.
  2. ^ a b "CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Flabellina marcusorum". Checklists.datazone.darwinfoundation.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Flabellina marcusorum Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ^ a b c d e Millen S. & Hermosillo A. (2007) The genus Flabellina Voight, 1834 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from Bahia de Banderas (Pacific coast of Mexico) with ecological observations, the description of a new species, and the redescription of Flabellina cynara. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.4, 58(26): 543-559. page(s): 556
  5. ^ a b c Rudman, W.B. (September 13, 2000). "Flabellina marcusorum Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  6. ^ 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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