Gargamella blokoverdensis

Gargamella blokoverdensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Gargamella blokoverdensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Gargamella
Species:
G. blokoverdensis
Binomial name
Gargamella blokoverdensis
Moro & Ortea, 2015[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the Parda reef, Sal island, Cape Verde. The specimens were found in the intertidal zone or up to 1 m depth.[1]

Description

Gargamella blokoverdensis is a small dorid nudibranch, growing to 16 mm in length. It is orange in colour with spots of brown.[1]

References
  1. Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21-86. page(s): 43, pls 16-17
  2. Gargamella blokoverdensis Moro & Ortea, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 January 2019.
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