A New Species of Nudibranch of the Genus Learchis (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Facelinidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic Ocean

Roberta Crescini; Makcim De Sisto; William Villalba

doi:10.4003/006.031.0214

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Roberta Crescini,^1,* Makcim De Sisto,¹ William Villalba¹

¹Laboratorio de Malacología, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Universidad de Oriente, Margarita

^*Correspondence, Roberta Crescini: crescini_roberta@yahoo.com

Abstract

A new species of aeolid nudibranch is described based on specimens collected in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Cubagua Island, Venezuela. The species belongs to the genus Learchis Bergh, 1896. The rhinophoral shape, and body and ceratal coloration are distinct from other previously known species of the genus.

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Roberta Crescini, Makcim De Sisto, and William Villalba "A New Species of Nudibranch of the Genus Learchis (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Facelinidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic Ocean," American Malacological Bulletin 31(2), 339-341, (1 August 2013). https://doi.org/10.4003/006.031.0214

Received: 10 May 2012; Accepted: 1 April 2013; Published: 1 August 2013

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