Kynaria cynara (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)

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

Kynaria cynara (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)

Peruvian specimen photographs: Fig. 6

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

5-8 m ( Nakamura 2006).

Type material.

Holotype USNM 678417-La Choya Bay (31°20′30″N, 113°38′06″W), Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico.

Distribution.

Eastern Pacific, from Gulf of California (Mexico, 28°N) ( Millen and Hermosillo 2007) to Isla Tortuga (Peru, 09°S) ( Uribe et al. 2013).

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru, it was reported in Punta Sal (03°56'S), Cancas (03°56'S), Mancora (04°6'S), Chimbote (09°4'S), and Ancash (09°S) ( Nakamura 2006; Uribe et al. 2013). It was recently reported in Isla La Viuda (09°20′57″S) and Isla Tortuga (09°21′48″S) in Ancash ( Uribe et al. 2019). It was also reported in Mexico (Gulf of California) ( Millen and Hermosillo 2007) and in other several points (occurrences) such as Mexico (Guerrero), Costa Rica (Tamarindo Bay, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa), Ecuador (Salinas) ( iNaturalist 2023b).

Remarks.

The species was originally described as Coryphella cynara Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 and reported along the Peruvian coast as Flabellina cynara ( Nakamura 2006; Uribe et al. 2013, 2019). These designations are currently invalid and have been replaced by Kynaria cynara ( Korshunova et al. 2017).

Figures

Figure 6. Kynaria cynara, courtesy of Yuri Hooker.