Opisthobranchs of Faial and Pico by:
Peter Wirtz
Reference:
Wirtz, P. (1998) Opisthobranch molluscs from the Azores.
Vita marina 45, 1-16
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a simplified list
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First recorded from
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| Order Cephalaspidea |
Obs.: See Mikkelsen 1995 for a list of the 46 cephalaspids recorded from the Azores.
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| Order Sacoglossa |
Family Elysiidae |
Elysia ornata
(Swainson, 1840) |
Wirtz (1998) |
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Elysia sp. "golden wings" |
Wirtz unpubl. |
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Family Hermaeidae |
Aplysiopsis formosa
Pruvot-Fol, 1953 |
Jensen (1995) |
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Family Stiligeridae |
Placida sp. |
Wirtz (1998) |
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| Order Anaspidea |
Family Aplysiidae |
Aplysia depilans
Gmelin, 1791 |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
(página do DOP) |
Wirtz & Martins (1993) |
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Aplysia punctata Cuvier, 1803 |
Simroth (1888) |
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Aplysia parvula Guilding, 1863 |
Eales (1960) |
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| Order Pleurobranchomorpha |
Family Pleurobranchidae |
Pleurobranchus
testudinarius
Cantraine, 1836 |
Wirtz (1992) |
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Berthellina edwardsi (Vayssiere, 1896) |
Vayssiere (1896) |
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| Order Umbraculomorpha |
Family Umbraculidae |
Umbraculum umbraculum (Lightfoot, 1786) |
Menezes (1991) |
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Tylodina perversa
(Gmelin in L., 1791) |
Dautzenberg (1889) |
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| Order Nudibranchia |
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| Suborder Dendronotacea |
Family Tritoniidae |
Marionia blainvillea
(Risso, 1818) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Dotoidae |
Doto floridicola Simroth, 1888 |
Simroth (1888) |
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Family Phylliroidae |
Phylliroe (atlantica Bergh,
1871 ?) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Scyllaeidae |
Scyllaea pelagica Linne, 1758 |
Simroth (1888) |
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| Suborder Aeolidacea |
Family Facelinidae |
Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Fionidae |
Fiona pinnata Alder & Hancock, 1851 |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Flabellinidae |
Flabellina pedata (Montagu, 1815) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Glaucidae |
Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 |
Simroth (1888) |
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Family Spurillidae |
Spurilla sargassicola Bergh, 1861 |
Simroth (1888) |
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| Suborder Doridacea |
Family Aldisidae |
Aldisa smaragdina Ortea,
Perez & Llera, 1982 |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Chromodoridae |
Chromodoris britoi
Ortea & Perez, 1983 |
Gosliner (1990) |
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Chromodoris purpurea (Laurillard, 1831) |
Gosliner (1990) |
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Glossodoris edmunsi Cervera, Garc¡a-Gomez & Ortea, 1989 |
Gosliner (1990) |
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Hypselodoris fontandraui (Pruvot-Fol, 1951) |
Wirtz (1995) |
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Hypselodoris picta azorica Ortea, Vald‚s & Garc¡a-Gomez 1996 |
Ortea et al. (1996) |
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Hypselodoris tricolor (Cantraine, 1835) |
Gosliner (1990) |
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Family Dendrodorididae |
Dendrodoris herytra
Vald‚s & Ortea 1996 |
Odhner (1932) |
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Family Discodorididae |
Discodoris atromaculata (Bergh, 1880) |
Wirtz & Martins (1993) |
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Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Onchidorididae |
Diaphorodoris luteocincta (Sars, 1870) |
Wirtz & Martins (1993) |
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Family Platydorididae |
Platydoris argo (Linn‚, 1767) |
Bergh (1899) |
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Taringa ? |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Family Polyceratidae |
Kaloplocamus ramosus (Cantraine, 1835) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Limacia clavigera
(Müller, 1776) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Polycera elegans
(Bergh, 1894) |
Wirtz & Martins (1993) |
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Polycera quadrilineata
(Müller, 1776) |
Wirtz 1998 |
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Polyceridae indet. |
Wirtz (1998) |
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Tambja ceutae Garc¡a-Gomez & Ortea, 1988 |
Wirtz & Martins (1993) |
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Tambja sp. |
Wirtz (1998) |
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