Luisella telja
(Redirected from Samla telja)
| Luisella telja | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Samlidae |
| Genus: | Luisella |
| Species: | L. telja |
| Binomial name | |
| Luisella telja (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)[1] | |
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Luisella telja is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.[3][4]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico to Panama.
Description
[edit]Luisella telja is a flabellinid nudibranch with a translucent white body with a strong rose-pink hue. It has opaque white spots over the surfaces of the cerata and the back of the body and the sides of the foot.[5]
The description of Orienthella fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.[6]
| Species | Rhinophores | Ground colour | Colour of cerata | Living size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coryphellina marcusorum | Red, papillate posteriorly | Bright pink | Pink, purple and yellow | < 20 |
| Samla telja | Yellow or brown, perfoliate | Light pink, white spots | Brownish pink | < 24 |
| Edmundsella vansyoci | Pink, verrucose | Rose pink | Rose pink, white spots | < 15 |
| Flabellina bertschi | White, smooth | White | Reddish pink, white tips | < 8 |
| Orienthella fogata | Translucent orange, annulate | Translucent orange | Red with white spots | < 15 |
| Kynaria cynara | White with purple tips, perfoliate | Pink with purple markings | Salmon & purple, white spots | < 12 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Marcus, Ev., & Er. Marcus. 1967. American opisthobranch mollusks Part I, Tropical American opisthobranchs, Part II, Opisthobranchs from the Gulf of California. Studies in Tropical Oceanography, Miami 6(1-2):1-256.
- ↑ Bertsch, H., & Antonio J. Ferreira. 1974. Four new species of nudibranchs from tropical west America. Veliger 16(4):343-353.
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Luisella telja (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-05-31.
- ↑ Ekimova I., Carmona L., Mikhlina AL., Grishina D., Stanovova M.V., Schepetov D.M., Hoover C., de Souza-Canal J., Kuznetsov K.O., Valdés A.; (2026). Neither "lumpers" nor "splitters": A global revision of Flabellinidae s.l. nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia). PLoS One 21(5): e0347759.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (November 17) Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Millen S. & Hermosillo A. (2007) The genus Flabellina Voight, 1834 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from Bahia de Banderas (Pacific coast of Mexico) with ecological observations, the description of a new species, and the redescription of Flabellina cynara. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser.4, 58(26): 543-559. page(s): 556
External links
[edit]- Photos of Luisella telja in the Sealife Collection