''Felimida ghanensis'' is a

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, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less

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in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Felimida ghanensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597447 on 2012-06-18

Distribution

This sponge-eating species is found in the Eastern

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around

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, the

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and the

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References

* Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) ''Nudibranchs of the world''. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page(s): 198
Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) T''raditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs.'' PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
*"Felimida ghanensis Nudibranch". ''www.reeflex.net''. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

External links

''Glossodoris ghanensis'' page at nudipixel
Chromodorididae Gastropods described in 1968 {{chromodorididae-stub