Higher classification Flabellina | Superfamily Flabellinoidea Genus Flabellina Rank Species | |
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Similar Flabellina, Nudibranch, Cratena peregrina, Peltodoris atromaculata, Cratena | ||
Nudibranch flabellina affinis and cratena peregrina together on their food
Flabellina affinis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae. It is the type species of the genus Flabellina.
Contents
- Nudibranch flabellina affinis and cratena peregrina together on their food
- Flabellina rosa flabellina affinis
- Distribution
- Description
- References
Flabellina rosa flabellina affinis
Distribution
This species is found in depths to 50 m in European waters in the Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Ghana and the Canaries and is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
The species can grow to a length of 50 mm. It feeds primarily on species of Eudendrium, a very common hydroid genus in the Mediterranean Sea.
Flabellina affinis is often confused with Flabellina ischitana, but can be distinguished as follows:
References
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