Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Felimare Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris ruthae Rank Species | |
Similar Felimare, Felimare marci, Felimare kempfi, Felimare zebra, Felimare bilineata | ||
Felimare ruthae p1060756
Felimare ruthae is a colourful species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is known from the Caribbean. and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
Felimare ruthae has a blue-black body with a yellow-lined mantle and yellow longitudinal lines and bright-blue striarations on its dorsum. The gills are typically translucent outlined with black and the rhinophores are black with a yellow-white line running vertically.
This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm and has been observed feeding on the sponge Dysidea etheria.
The maximum recorded length is 27 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m. Maximum recorded depth is 12 m.
References
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