Kynaria cynara is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.[2]

Kynaria cynara
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K. cynara
Binomial name
Kynaria cynara
(Marcus, Er. & Marcus, Ev., 1967)[1]

Distribution

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This species was described from the Gulf of California. It was redescribed from further material from the Pacific coast of Mexico.[3] It has been reported as far south as Peru.[4]

Description

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The description of Flabellina fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ Marcus, Er. & Marcus, Ev. (1967) American opisthobranch mollusks. Part 2, Opisthobranchs from the Gulf of California. Studies Tropical Oceanography, Miami, 6(1-2): 141-256. (Figs 1-95)
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina cynara (Marcus & Marcus, 1967). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-26
  3. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ Hermosillo, A., 2002 (March 30) Flabellina cynara (Marcus and Marcus, 1967). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.