Flabellina affinis
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Flabellina affinis

Flabellina affinis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae.

Appearance

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.

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Flabellina affinis is often confused with Paraflabellina ischitana, but can be distinguished as follows:

  • Flabellina affinis : the outer part of the digestive gland in each ceras is not visible as the area beneath the subapical white ring is opaque violet in colour.
  • Paraflabellina ischitana : the ceratal surface has no purple-violet colouration and is translucent.

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Distribution

Geography

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.

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References

1. Flabellina affinis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flabellina_affinis

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