Facelina auriculata

Facelina auriculata
A live individual of Facelina auriculata, in situ
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
Subfamily:	Facelininae
Genus:	Facelina
Species:	F. auriculata
Binomial name
Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Doris auriculatus Müller, 1776 (basionym) Facelina auriculata coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) Facelina plumosa (Fleming, 1828) Hervia modesta Bergh, 1871

Facelina auriculata, sometimes known by the common name Slim Aesop, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae. ^[2]

Drawing of Facelina auriculata from Kunstformen der Natur (1904)

Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) is a synonym of Facelina auriculata.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters.^[4][5]

References

1. Müller O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae. Prodromus seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae ingenarum characteres, nomina et synonyma impris popularium. p. I-XXXII, 1-282.
2. Gofas, S. (2011). Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-07-23
3. Picton B. (22 July 2001). "Facelina coronata or F. auriculata?" Sea Slug Forum, accessed 28 February 2010.
4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Facelina auriculata (O F Müller, 1776). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-10-7
5. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 5) Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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