Limacia janssi

Limacia janssi is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Limacia janssi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Subfamily:
Triophinae
Tribe:
Limaciini
Genus:
Limacia
Species:
L. janssi
Binomial name
Limacia janssi
(Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974)[1]

Distribution

Limacia janssi was described from Bahia Santa Elena, 10°56′N 85°49′W, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Additional specimens from Isla Partida, 24°33′N 110°24′W, Gulf of California, Mexico were included in the original description. It has also been reported from Isla San Pedro Mártir, Gulf of California.[3]

References
  1. Bertsch H. & Ferreira A.J. (1974) Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical West America. The Veliger 16(4): 343-353.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Limacia janssi (Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-22
  3. Hermosillo, A. (2009) Limacia janssi. Medslugs.de
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