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Learchis ignis

Learchis ignis is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

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Learchis ignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Learchis
Species:
L. ignis
Binomial name
Learchis ignis
Crescini, De Sisto & Villalba, 20131

Learchis ignis is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.2

Distribution

This species was described from Bay of Charagato (10°50′26.57″N 64°09′33.20″W / 10.8407139°N 64.1592222°W / 10.8407139; -64.1592222), northeast of Cubagua Island, Venezuela.1

References

References

  1. Crescini R, De Sisto M. & Villalba W. (2013). 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.
  2. Caballer, M. (2015). Learchis ignis Crescini, De Sisto & Villalba, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-21