First record of Flabellina dana Millen and Hamann, 2006 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) in the South Atlantic Ocean

The nudibranch Flabellina dana Millen and Hamann, 2006 is reported from two localities in the northeastern Brazilian coast. These are the first records of this species, previously recorded from localities in the Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea, in South Atlantic Ocean, extending its known geographic d...

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Published in:Check List
Main Authors: Licia Sales, Marlon Delgado, Vinicius Queiroz, Vinicius Padula, Cláudio Sampaio, Rodrigo Johnsson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
Subjects:
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15560/7.6.880
https://doaj.org/article/3243d383150741f1b1e62cb00f807c22
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Summary:The nudibranch Flabellina dana Millen and Hamann, 2006 is reported from two localities in the northeastern Brazilian coast. These are the first records of this species, previously recorded from localities in the Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea, in South Atlantic Ocean, extending its known geographic distribution more than 3500 km southward.

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