| Flabellina affinis | |
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| The nudibranchFlabellina affinis, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Flabellina |
| Species: | F. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Flabellina affinis | |
| Synonyms | |
Doris affinisGmelin, 1791 (original combination) | |
Flabellina affinis is aspecies ofsea slug within the clade of aeolidnudibranch; amarinegastropodmollusk in the familyFlabellinidae.[2]
This species is found in depths to 50 m in European waters in the Atlantic Ocean from Portugal toGhana and theCanaries and is widespread in theMediterranean Sea.[3]
The species can grow to a length of 50 mm. It feeds primarily on species ofEudendrium, a very common hydroid genus in the Mediterranean Sea.
Flabellina affinis is often confused withParaflabellina ischitana, but can be distinguished as follows:
