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Felimare alaini
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Felimare alaini is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. Its synonym name is Hypselodoris alaini.[1]
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Description
The length of the species attains 40 mm; It occurs at the depth of 10-25 m in reefs.[2]
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Distribution
This species was described from two specimens collected at 10–13 m (33–43 ft) depth at Port Louis, Guadeloupe, 16°23.2′N 61°31.7′W and a paratype from Petit Havre, Guadeloupe. It was reported from Saint Martin as Hypselodoris cf. acriba[3] and from Anguilla, British West Indies, as Hypselodoris acriba.[4]
Eytomology
The specific name was named in honour of Alain Goyeau who is an expert in underwater nature of Guadeloupe.[5]
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