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<\/div>Felimida elegantula @ Olbia locality Cuncheddi, Sardinia, 06 July 2013, rocky bottom, -2 m<\/em> by Mauro Doneddu<\/center><\/span><\/p>WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>Current accepted name: Felimida elegantula<\/em> (R. A. Philippi, 1844)<\/strong><\/div>Current classification<\/h4>Superdomain<\/th>Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Kingdom<\/th>Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Phylum<\/th>Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Class<\/th>Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Subclass<\/th>Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Infraclass<\/th>Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Subterclass<\/th>Ringipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Superorder<\/th>Nudipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Order<\/th>Doridida<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Infraorder<\/th>Doridoidei<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Superfamily<\/th>Chromodoridoidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Family<\/th>Chromodorididae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Subfamily<\/th>Chromodoridinae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>Genus<\/th>Felimida<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>Species<\/th>Felimida elegantula<\/em> (R. A. Philippi, 1844)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [771432<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Taxonomic note: <\/strong>The European Atlantic and Mediterranean species of the genus Chromodoris<\/em> and Hypselodoris<\/em> have been reconsidered. After molecular analysis of the Chromodorididae performed by Johnson & Gosliner (2012, Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs<\/a>. PLoS ONE 7(4): 33479) the Hypselodoris<\/em> species have been included in the genus Felimare<\/em> Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 and the Chromodoris<\/em> species have been included in the genus Felimida<\/em> Ev. Marcus, 1971.<\/p>Felimida elegantula<\/em> was described by Philippi (1844) based on a single specimen collected in Sicily (Italy) described with a rectangular opaque white body with small dark dorsal spots, a yellow band around\u00a0the mantle,\u00a011 gill leaves and white rhinophores. The color pattern of the specimens studied in the paper\u00a0by Ortigosa et. al (2014) resembles Philippi’s description, similar to\u00a0Perrone’s (1993)\u00a0Felimida elegantula polychroma,<\/em>\u00a0in relation to the size of the dorsal spots. According to Perrone, the external differences between the two known subspecies,\u00a0F. elegantula elegantula<\/em> and F. elegantula polychroma,<\/em> consist of the larger spots and the presence of faded white stains in the second. Cervera (2005)<\/a> comments about a specimen without red spots (but with the faded white stains\u00a0on the dorsum) that could belong to a third\u00a0subspecies, or it could be a color variation of F. elegantula<\/em>. Ortigosa et al. (2014) found no specimens corresponding to the Perrone’s description of F. elegantula elegantula<\/em> for molecular analysis, so they were unable to determine whether the subspecies mentioned by Perrone correspond to intraspecific variations or are different species. The validity of F. elegantula<\/em> as a distinct species is justified by the monophyly of the ‘large spot’ specimens\u00a0studied by Ortigosa et al. (2014) and the species delimitation analysis.\u00a0A later work by Furfaro et al. (2016)<\/a> based on a specimen found in Tunisia which has been\u00a0DNA\u00a0analyzed, demonstrates that belongs to this species; although it does not contradict\u00a0Perrone’s (1993) subspecies, it demonstrates the high chromatic variability\u00a0of\u00a0F. elegantula<\/em>.<\/p>\nSynonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nChromodoris elegantula<\/i> (Philippi, 1844)<\/span><\/li>\nChromodoris elegantula polychroma<\/i> Perrone, 1993<\/span><\/li>\nDoris elegantula<\/i> Philippi, 1844 (Original)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription\n<\/strong>Elongated and oval whitish body, with several\u00a0red dots irregularly covering the dorsum, the sides of the foot and the tail. It has faded opaque white stains\u00a0on the back. The mantle is surrounded by a yellow band, with a thin white band on the inside. The back of the foot is not covered by the mantle. It has Mantle Dermal Formations (or MDFs) around the edge of the mantle, but not in the head\u00a0zone. It has two rhinophores with up to 13 lamellae. The gill has 6 unipinnate whitish gill leaves, each one with an opaque white rachis. Both the gills and the rhinophores are fully retractile.<\/p>\nBiology\n<\/strong>This species is found in shallow waters, among algae (especially Cystoseira sp.<\/em>). It is believed that feeds on hydrarians, small sponges and bryozoans growing near the base of the algae. It has also been found among Posidonia oceanica<\/em> by laying\u00a0a mass of yellow eggs. According Rudman (2005)<\/a> a photo of a spawn in the paper by\u00a0Sordi (1970) shows that it has few eggs and that they are large, suggesting that the larvae may have direct development (without veliger phase).<\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
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Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [771432<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Taxonomic note: <\/strong>The European Atlantic and Mediterranean species of the genus Chromodoris<\/em> and Hypselodoris<\/em> have been reconsidered. After molecular analysis of the Chromodorididae performed by Johnson & Gosliner (2012, Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs<\/a>. PLoS ONE 7(4): 33479) the Hypselodoris<\/em> species have been included in the genus Felimare<\/em> Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 and the Chromodoris<\/em> species have been included in the genus Felimida<\/em> Ev. Marcus, 1971.<\/p>Felimida elegantula<\/em> was described by Philippi (1844) based on a single specimen collected in Sicily (Italy) described with a rectangular opaque white body with small dark dorsal spots, a yellow band around\u00a0the mantle,\u00a011 gill leaves and white rhinophores. The color pattern of the specimens studied in the paper\u00a0by Ortigosa et. al (2014) resembles Philippi’s description, similar to\u00a0Perrone’s (1993)\u00a0Felimida elegantula polychroma,<\/em>\u00a0in relation to the size of the dorsal spots. According to Perrone, the external differences between the two known subspecies,\u00a0F. elegantula elegantula<\/em> and F. elegantula polychroma,<\/em> consist of the larger spots and the presence of faded white stains in the second. Cervera (2005)<\/a> comments about a specimen without red spots (but with the faded white stains\u00a0on the dorsum) that could belong to a third\u00a0subspecies, or it could be a color variation of F. elegantula<\/em>. Ortigosa et al. (2014) found no specimens corresponding to the Perrone’s description of F. elegantula elegantula<\/em> for molecular analysis, so they were unable to determine whether the subspecies mentioned by Perrone correspond to intraspecific variations or are different species. The validity of F. elegantula<\/em> as a distinct species is justified by the monophyly of the ‘large spot’ specimens\u00a0studied by Ortigosa et al. (2014) and the species delimitation analysis.\u00a0A later work by Furfaro et al. (2016)<\/a> based on a specimen found in Tunisia which has been\u00a0DNA\u00a0analyzed, demonstrates that belongs to this species; although it does not contradict\u00a0Perrone’s (1993) subspecies, it demonstrates the high chromatic variability\u00a0of\u00a0F. elegantula<\/em>.<\/p>\nSynonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nChromodoris elegantula<\/i> (Philippi, 1844)<\/span><\/li>\nChromodoris elegantula polychroma<\/i> Perrone, 1993<\/span><\/li>\nDoris elegantula<\/i> Philippi, 1844 (Original)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription\n<\/strong>Elongated and oval whitish body, with several\u00a0red dots irregularly covering the dorsum, the sides of the foot and the tail. It has faded opaque white stains\u00a0on the back. The mantle is surrounded by a yellow band, with a thin white band on the inside. The back of the foot is not covered by the mantle. It has Mantle Dermal Formations (or MDFs) around the edge of the mantle, but not in the head\u00a0zone. It has two rhinophores with up to 13 lamellae. The gill has 6 unipinnate whitish gill leaves, each one with an opaque white rachis. Both the gills and the rhinophores are fully retractile.<\/p>\nBiology\n<\/strong>This species is found in shallow waters, among algae (especially Cystoseira sp.<\/em>). It is believed that feeds on hydrarians, small sponges and bryozoans growing near the base of the algae. It has also been found among Posidonia oceanica<\/em> by laying\u00a0a mass of yellow eggs. According Rudman (2005)<\/a> a photo of a spawn in the paper by\u00a0Sordi (1970) shows that it has few eggs and that they are large, suggesting that the larvae may have direct development (without veliger phase).<\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
Taxonomic note: <\/strong>The European Atlantic and Mediterranean species of the genus Chromodoris<\/em> and Hypselodoris<\/em> have been reconsidered. After molecular analysis of the Chromodorididae performed by Johnson & Gosliner (2012, Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs<\/a>. PLoS ONE 7(4): 33479) the Hypselodoris<\/em> species have been included in the genus Felimare<\/em> Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 and the Chromodoris<\/em> species have been included in the genus Felimida<\/em> Ev. Marcus, 1971.<\/p>Felimida elegantula<\/em> was described by Philippi (1844) based on a single specimen collected in Sicily (Italy) described with a rectangular opaque white body with small dark dorsal spots, a yellow band around\u00a0the mantle,\u00a011 gill leaves and white rhinophores. The color pattern of the specimens studied in the paper\u00a0by Ortigosa et. al (2014) resembles Philippi’s description, similar to\u00a0Perrone’s (1993)\u00a0Felimida elegantula polychroma,<\/em>\u00a0in relation to the size of the dorsal spots. According to Perrone, the external differences between the two known subspecies,\u00a0F. elegantula elegantula<\/em> and F. elegantula polychroma,<\/em> consist of the larger spots and the presence of faded white stains in the second. Cervera (2005)<\/a> comments about a specimen without red spots (but with the faded white stains\u00a0on the dorsum) that could belong to a third\u00a0subspecies, or it could be a color variation of F. elegantula<\/em>. Ortigosa et al. (2014) found no specimens corresponding to the Perrone’s description of F. elegantula elegantula<\/em> for molecular analysis, so they were unable to determine whether the subspecies mentioned by Perrone correspond to intraspecific variations or are different species. The validity of F. elegantula<\/em> as a distinct species is justified by the monophyly of the ‘large spot’ specimens\u00a0studied by Ortigosa et al. (2014) and the species delimitation analysis.\u00a0A later work by Furfaro et al. (2016)<\/a> based on a specimen found in Tunisia which has been\u00a0DNA\u00a0analyzed, demonstrates that belongs to this species; although it does not contradict\u00a0Perrone’s (1993) subspecies, it demonstrates the high chromatic variability\u00a0of\u00a0F. elegantula<\/em>.<\/p>\nSynonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nChromodoris elegantula<\/i> (Philippi, 1844)<\/span><\/li>\nChromodoris elegantula polychroma<\/i> Perrone, 1993<\/span><\/li>\nDoris elegantula<\/i> Philippi, 1844 (Original)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription\n<\/strong>Elongated and oval whitish body, with several\u00a0red dots irregularly covering the dorsum, the sides of the foot and the tail. It has faded opaque white stains\u00a0on the back. The mantle is surrounded by a yellow band, with a thin white band on the inside. The back of the foot is not covered by the mantle. It has Mantle Dermal Formations (or MDFs) around the edge of the mantle, but not in the head\u00a0zone. It has two rhinophores with up to 13 lamellae. The gill has 6 unipinnate whitish gill leaves, each one with an opaque white rachis. Both the gills and the rhinophores are fully retractile.<\/p>\nBiology\n<\/strong>This species is found in shallow waters, among algae (especially Cystoseira sp.<\/em>). It is believed that feeds on hydrarians, small sponges and bryozoans growing near the base of the algae. It has also been found among Posidonia oceanica<\/em> by laying\u00a0a mass of yellow eggs. According Rudman (2005)<\/a> a photo of a spawn in the paper by\u00a0Sordi (1970) shows that it has few eggs and that they are large, suggesting that the larvae may have direct development (without veliger phase).<\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
Synonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n\nChromodoris elegantula<\/i> (Philippi, 1844)<\/span><\/li>\nChromodoris elegantula polychroma<\/i> Perrone, 1993<\/span><\/li>\nDoris elegantula<\/i> Philippi, 1844 (Original)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDescription\n<\/strong>Elongated and oval whitish body, with several\u00a0red dots irregularly covering the dorsum, the sides of the foot and the tail. It has faded opaque white stains\u00a0on the back. The mantle is surrounded by a yellow band, with a thin white band on the inside. The back of the foot is not covered by the mantle. It has Mantle Dermal Formations (or MDFs) around the edge of the mantle, but not in the head\u00a0zone. It has two rhinophores with up to 13 lamellae. The gill has 6 unipinnate whitish gill leaves, each one with an opaque white rachis. Both the gills and the rhinophores are fully retractile.<\/p>\nBiology\n<\/strong>This species is found in shallow waters, among algae (especially Cystoseira sp.<\/em>). It is believed that feeds on hydrarians, small sponges and bryozoans growing near the base of the algae. It has also been found among Posidonia oceanica<\/em> by laying\u00a0a mass of yellow eggs. According Rudman (2005)<\/a> a photo of a spawn in the paper by\u00a0Sordi (1970) shows that it has few eggs and that they are large, suggesting that the larvae may have direct development (without veliger phase).<\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
Description\n<\/strong>Elongated and oval whitish body, with several\u00a0red dots irregularly covering the dorsum, the sides of the foot and the tail. It has faded opaque white stains\u00a0on the back. The mantle is surrounded by a yellow band, with a thin white band on the inside. The back of the foot is not covered by the mantle. It has Mantle Dermal Formations (or MDFs) around the edge of the mantle, but not in the head\u00a0zone. It has two rhinophores with up to 13 lamellae. The gill has 6 unipinnate whitish gill leaves, each one with an opaque white rachis. Both the gills and the rhinophores are fully retractile.<\/p>\nBiology\n<\/strong>This species is found in shallow waters, among algae (especially Cystoseira sp.<\/em>). It is believed that feeds on hydrarians, small sponges and bryozoans growing near the base of the algae. It has also been found among Posidonia oceanica<\/em> by laying\u00a0a mass of yellow eggs. According Rudman (2005)<\/a> a photo of a spawn in the paper by\u00a0Sordi (1970) shows that it has few eggs and that they are large, suggesting that the larvae may have direct development (without veliger phase).<\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
Biology\n<\/strong>This species is found in shallow waters, among algae (especially Cystoseira sp.<\/em>). It is believed that feeds on hydrarians, small sponges and bryozoans growing near the base of the algae. It has also been found among Posidonia oceanica<\/em> by laying\u00a0a mass of yellow eggs. According Rudman (2005)<\/a> a photo of a spawn in the paper by\u00a0Sordi (1970) shows that it has few eggs and that they are large, suggesting that the larvae may have direct development (without veliger phase).<\/p>\nEtymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n\nElegantula<\/em>. From Latin “elegantulus”, very graceful, elegant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDistribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
Distribution\n<\/strong>Felimida elegantula<\/em> has been scarcely found after its original description (Philippi, 1844). It is known only in the Mediterranean Sea, where it has been described in Spain: Balearic Islands (Vives, 2007); France: Villafranche-sur-Mer (Pruvot-Fol, 1932); Italy: Palermo (Philippi, 1844, type locality), Porto San Paolo (Ortigosa et al, 2014.), Cagliari and Tavolara (Sardinia) (Trainito, 2003; Piras, 2005), Secche della Meloria (Sordi, 1970), Pantelleria island (Picchetti, 2000); Malta: (Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 1993, Perrone, 1993; Sammut & Perrone, 1998); Tunis: Kerkennah islands (Furfaro et al. 2016) and Turkey: Adrasan (T\u00fcrkmen & Demirsoy, 2009). An observation by Laura S\u00e1nchez Vila of the Associaci\u00f3 Oce\u00e1nicos at L’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Tarragona, Spain) on 28\/11\/2024 was the first for the Spanish continental coast.\n<\/div>\n
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