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Felimare tema

"Felimare tema" is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Felimare tema It is more commonly known as Hypselodoris_picta_verdensis but this is an unaccepted name accoding to WORMS database. The accepted name for the sp is Felimare tema:
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597840
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224362

Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Fall,Felimare tema,Geotagged

Appearance

"Felimare tema" is similar in appearance to "Felimare picta" but with a dark blackish green background colour and with a broad orange border to the mantle, interrupted by violet areas. DNA evidence shows it is clearly a distinct species from "Felimare picta", but probably synonymous with "Felimare verdensis".

Distribution

This species was described from three specimens measuring 65–90 mm collected near Tema, Ghana in depths of 55–0 m. It has been reported from Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Cape Verde.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyChromodorididae
GenusFelimare
SpeciesF. tema
Photographed in
Cabo Verde