Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776)
Nudibrânquio
Sinonímias de Facelina auriculata
Morfologia de Facelina auriculata
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Informação detalhada sobre Facelina auriculata
Um dos nudibrânquios mais comuns mas difícil de observar pelas suas pequenas dimensões. A coloração pode variar bastante e depende do alimento. Apresenta rinóforos lamelados e frequentemente tons azulados nos cerata, embora possam variar dependendo do alimento. Os tentáculos orais e os rinóforos apresentam pigmentação clara na face anterior.
Pode ser confundido com F. bostoniensis, embora este apresente cerata mais delgados, compridos e sobrepostos, com a glândula digestiva bem visível, pigmentação clara opaca entre os rinóforos e pé mais largo.
Sinónimo: F. coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839), não usado por prevalecer a classificação mais antiga.
Referências:
- Müller, Otto Frederik 1776. Zoologiae Danicae. Prodromus seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae ingenarum characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium, xxxii, 1-282.
- Rathke, J. 1806 In: O. F. Müller. Zoologie Danica, sev Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. ed. 3, 4: 1-46, pls. 121-160 [Nudibranchia pp. 21-23, 29, 32-33, pls. 138, 145, 149].
- Wirtz, P. & Debelius, H. (2003) Mediterranean and Atlantic Invertebrate Guide, Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany (ISBN 3-925919-62-7), p. 205.