''Learchis ignis'' is a
species of
sea slug, specifically an
aeolid nudibranch. It is a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the
family Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: W ...
.
[Caballer, M. (2015)]
''Learchis ignis'' Crescini, De Sisto & Villalba, 2013.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-21
Distribution
This species was described from Bay of Charagato (), northeast of
Cubagua
Cubagua Island or Isla de Cubagua () is the smallest and least populated of the three islands constituting the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, after Margarita Island and Coche Island. It is located north of the Araya Peninsula, the closest ...
Island,
Venezuela.
References
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Facelinidae
Gastropods described in 2013