Facelinopsis pacodelucia

Facelinopsis pacodelucia is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Facelinopsis pacodelucia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Genus:
Facelinopsis
Species:
F. pacodelucia
Binomial name
Facelinopsis pacodelucia
Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014[1]

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected in Algeciras harbour (type locality) and Ceuta, Spain.[1]

Etymology

This species is named as a tribute to flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía, who was born in Algeciras and died 10 months prior to the publication of the description.[1]

References
  1. Ortea, J.; Moro, L.; Bacallado, J.J.; Caballer, M. (2014). "Música y naturaleza: Descripción de dos especies nuevas de babosas marinas (Mollusca: Gastropoda) colectadas entre dos aguas, Algeciras y Cancún, nombradas en honor de Paco de Lucía y su obra" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias (in Spanish). 26 (1): 281–292.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Facelinopsis pacodelucia Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-08
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