Favorinus blianus

Favorinus blianus
	Favorinus blianus Dundrum Bay, Co Down, Irish Sea.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Facelinidae
Genus:	Favorinus
Species:	F. blianus
Binomial name
	Favorinus blianus; (Lemche & Thompson, 1974)

Favorinus blianus is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded length is 30 mm.^[1]

Distribution[edit]

This species was described from Pembrokeshire, Wales^[1] where it is a scarce animal. It has also been reported from Norway, England, Denmark, and Galicia, NW Spain.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Lemche H. & Thompson T.E. (1974). Three Opisthobranch Gastropods new to the British fauna. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 41: 185-193
^ Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of London.

External links[edit]

Sea Slug Forum listing [1]
Habitas.org.uk listing [2]
WoRMS listing [3]

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[Lemche-1] Lemche H. & Thompson T.E. (1974). Three Opisthobranch Gastropods new to the British fauna. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 41: 185-193

[Thompson-2] Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of London.

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