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Algarvia alba<\/em> Garc\u00eda-G\u00f3mez & Cervera, 1989<\/h3>\n

\"Algarvia<\/div>
Algarvia alba @ L'Escala<\/em> by Enric Madrenas<\/center><\/span>

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WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>
Current accepted name: Algarvia alba<\/em> Garc\u00eda-G\u00f3mez & Cervera, 1989<\/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>Nudibranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Suborder<\/th>Aeolidina<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Superfamily<\/th>Aeolidioidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Family<\/th>Facelinidae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Genus<\/th>Algarvia<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Species<\/th>Algarvia alba<\/em> Garc\u00eda-G\u00f3mez & Cervera, 1989<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [139904<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Description
\n<\/strong>The elongated body measures between 5 and 13 mm, it is coloured hyaline white with and opaque white pigment covering all the body but the foot, tips of cerata and head tentacles. Rhinophores are tappered and lamellated, with 5 oblique lamellae arched on the rear side. The two distal lamellae are incomplete on the rear side while the three basal ones are incomplete both on the front and rear sides. Rhinophores have a noticeable swelling over the upper lamella. Ahead of the rhinophores there is a considerably enlargement on the head, origin of the elongate oral tentacles. Most of the dorsal surface of the oral tentacles, a large portion of the cephalic enlargements surface, the upper part of rhinophores (including the two distal lamellae, but not the tips) and part of the anterior side of rhinophores are tinted in bright orange red. Cerata are arranged in single oblique rows, the first row with 5 cerata on each side, while the number of cerata decreases on successive rows towards the tail. Longest cerata (longer than the rhinophores and the oral tentacles) are the more dorsal ones. The foot is slightly wider than the body, it has a small notch on the anterior part while it ends in a pointed tail on the rear side. Foot corners are tentacular, about 2\/3 of the length of the oral tentacles. The anus is located below the lower cerata between the 3rd and 4th ceratal rows on the right side of the body. Genitalia is also located on the right side, but at the pericardial level.<\/p>\n

Biology
\n<\/strong>Specimens have been found on rocky bottoms with sand or silt, at depths from 13-15 meters. Due to its small size and scarcity, its food source and reproductive details are still unknown.<\/p>\n

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