Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris olgae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Felimare Rank Species | |
Similar Felimare marci, Felimare zebra, Felimare bilineata | ||
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Felimare olgae is a species of very colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.
Description
Felimare olgae has a golden-brown body covered in blue and black spots. The mantle is pale yellow. The gills are pale yellow outlined with dark-blue and the rhinophores are pale-yellow, tipped with dark blue.
This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus Dysidea.
References
Felimare olgae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA