Armina californica (J.G. Cooper, 1863)

Grandez, Alessandra, Ampuero, Andre & Barahona, Sergio P., 2023, Peruvian nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): an updated literature review-based list of species, ZooKeys 1176, pp. 117-163 : 117

Armina californica (J.G. Cooper, 1863)

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

11-268 m ( Báez et al. 2011).

Type material.

Not available.

Distribution.

Eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of Alaska ( Báez et al. 2011) to Piura (northern coast of Peru) ( Dall 1909; Baez et al. 2011).

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru, it was reported in Paita (Piura) ( Dall 1909). Baez reported a Peruvian specimen (USNM 805043 South Pacific Ocean, Peru) but lacks geographic reference. It was also reported in Alaska (Central Aleutian Islands), Canada (Scott Islands), United States (California), Mexico (Isla Tortuga, Baja California, Socorro Island), and Panama (Islas Ladrones) (see Báez et al. 2011).

Remarks.

In Peru, it was initially reported in Paita (Piura) ( Dall 1909) under the name Pleurophyllidia (Diphyllidia) cuvierii d’Orbigny, 1837 and later considered as Armina cuvieri ( d’Orbigny, 1837). However, D. cuvieri currently corresponds to Armina tigrina Rafinesque, 1814, a species from the Mediterranean Sea ( Thompson et al. 1990). Nakamura (2006), referring to Dall (1909), listed A. californica as A. cuvieri . Báez et al. (2011) examined specimens of A. cuvieri and discovered an identification error, as it was actually A. californica . This correction is adopted in Uribe et al. (2013).

Superfamily Dendronotoidea Allman, 1845

Family Dendronotidae Allman, 1845