Favorinus blianus

Favorinus blianus Lemche & Thompson, 1974

Biology

Etymology

• Favorinus. Possibly dedicated to the gallo-roman phylosopher Favorinus de Arles (80-160) sophyst, enemy of the stoicism; only fragments of his work are known.
• Blianus. After Blia Rock, near Bergen, Norway.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Favorinus blianus
Sources:
: OBIS : GROC 2010-2011 : Enric Madrenas : João Pedro Silva : Bernard Picton : GBIF.ORG	: OPK : VIMAR : Manuel Ballesteros. : M@re Nostrum : Altres fonts : Marine Regions

References for the species: Favorinus blianus

Galicia: Ortea and Urgorri (1981), Urgorri and Besteiro (1983). Portugal: Gavaia et al. (2004).
General: Brown & Picton, 1979:22; Hayward, Wigham, & Yonow, 1990:722; Hunnam & Brown, 1975:152; Just & Edmunds, 1985:136[P]; Ortea & Urgorri, 1981:58; Picton & Morrow, 1994:126[P]; Thompson, 1976a:[P]; 1988:324[P]; Thompson & Brown, 1976:156; 1984:154[P]
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:
Eastern Mediterranean:
Atlantic Ocean:

More pictures

Favorinus blianus – Photograph ©Bernard Picton

Favorinus blianus Maidens, Larne, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. 25m. 15 Aug 2006. Onchidoris depressa at left of picture. – Photograph ©Bernard Picton

Bibliography

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Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

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