{"id":31312,"date":"2021-01-09T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/?page_id=31312"},"modified":"2022-12-27T20:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:32:32","slug":"limacia-inesae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/doridida\/doridoidei\/polyceroidea\/limacia-inesae\/","title":{"rendered":"Limacia inesae"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Limacia inesae <\/em>Toms, Pola, von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2021<\/h3>\n

\"Limacia<\/div>
Limacia inesae<\/em> by Enric Madrenas<\/center><\/span>

<\/p>

WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>
Current accepted name: Limacia inesae<\/em> Toms, Pola, Von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2021<\/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>Polyceroidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Family<\/th>Polyceridae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subfamily<\/th>Triophinae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Genus<\/th>Limacia<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Species<\/th>Limacia inesae<\/em> Toms, Pola, Von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2021<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [1475195<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Taxonomic note<\/strong>: Historically confused with Limacia clavigera<\/em>, according to the work of Toms et al (2021), the species Limacia clavigera<\/em> appears to be strictly distributed in Atlantic waters from Norway to the coasts of western Andalusia (Spain), while the specimens of Limacia inesae<\/em>, smaller than those of the other species, are distributed throughout the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores.<\/p>\n

Description
\n<\/strong>Living animals measure up to 12 mm in length. Body shape is rectangular, tapering towards the triangular end of foot. Uniform white body, heavily spiculated, internal organs sometimes visible by transparency. Body encircled by a ridge of about 2\u20134 mm located above the edge of the foot, with 14\u201322 finger-like papillae projecting from the ridge, pointing upright or laterally. The papillae are of similar thickness throughout their length, with orange-coloured apices, and they are often shorter or missing in the central region of the body. Papillae around the oral veil grow closer to each other and are thinner, with the orange tips heavily spiculated. Projecting out from both sides of the mouth are the oral tentacles, which are shorter than the oral papillae and they are rolled longitudinally, with faint orange tips. Dorsum is covered by 6\u20139 raised orange tipped tubercles, arranged longitudinally along the mid-dorsal line. Rhinophores are white with orange tips, and quite large compared to the body size. They are retractile and perfoliate, having 10\u201314 lamellae. The gill is formed by 3 simple or bipinnate leaves, whose tips could be orange or white. There are lateral slots of unknown function located between the rhinophores and the oral tentacles.<\/p>\n

Biology
\n<\/strong>Limacia inesae <\/em>lives in dimly illuminated rocky walls with an abundance of sessile invertebrates, under rocks and on leaves of Posidonia oceanica<\/em> with bryozoans. It has been reported on many species of bryozoans, some of which may be its food, as Aetea truncata, Caberea boryi, Celleporina hassalli, Chorizopora brongniarti, Cryptosula pallasiana, Electra pilosa, Escharella immersa, Escharina vulgaris, Hippodiplosia<\/em> spp., Pentapora foliacea, Membranipora membranacea, Microporella ciliata, Parasmittina raigii, Porella concinna, Savignella lafonti, Schismopora avicularis,, Schizomavella<\/em> spp., Schizobrachiella sanguinea, Schizoporella unicornis, Smittina reticulata<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Umbonula littoralis\u00a0<\/em>(McDonald & Nybakken, 1999). The spawn consists of a ribbon coiled in a flat spiral with several whorls and white eggs.<\/p>\n

Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n