| Samla telja | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Samlidae |
| Genus: | Samla |
| Species: | S. telja |
| Binomial name | |
| Samla telja (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) | |
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Samla telja is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.
Distribution
This species occurs from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico to Panama.
Description
Samla 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.
The description of Orienthella fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.
| 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
- 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.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07
- Rudman, W.B., 2005 (November 17) Flabellina telja Marcus & Marcus, 1967. 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
- Photos of Samla telja on Sealife Collection
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Flabellina telja | |