Felimida baumanni (Bertsch, 1970)

Peruvian specimen photograph: Fig. 11 Common name: Baumann’s Chromodorid

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

5-8 m (Nakamura 2006).

Type material.

Not available.

Distribution.

Eastern Pacific, from Gulf of California (28°N) to Cancas (Tumbes, Peru) (Nakamura 2006).

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru, it was reported in Cancas (Tumbes, 03°56'S) (Nakamura 2006). It was also reported in Mexico (Gulf of California, 28°N), Panama (08°N), Ecuador (Galapagos Islands, 00°S) and Colombia (Malpelo Islands, 04°N) (Behrens and Hermosillo 2005).

Remarks.

The species was originally reported as Chromodoris baumanni Bertsch, 1970 in the Eastern Pacific (Rudman 1983). Years later, Gosliner et al. (2004) discussed the anatomical characteristics of this species to be like those attributed to the genus Glossodoris, suggesting a reclassification. Finally, the phylogenetic study by Johnson and Gosliner (2012) defined its new classification as part of the genus Felimida .

Superfamily Doridoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Family Discodorididae Bergh, 1891