Favorinus elenalexiae
Garcia & Troncoso, 2001

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Glaucidae

DISTRIBUTION

West coast of central America [Baja California, Mexico to Panama]

PHOTO

Islas Marietas, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico, 10mm long, 30 feet deep, May 5th 2002. Photo: Alicia Hermosillo

The body is translucent with scattered opaque white spots and patches. The most distinctive feature of Favorinus elenalexiae are the shape of the dark brown rhinophores, with three 'cup-shaped' or 'collar-like' swellings identical to those of F. tsuruganus. The digestive gland ducts are pinkish, with no reports of them changing colour [see message]. Like all species of the genus, it eats the eggs of other opisthobranchs.

Reference:
• Garcia, F.J. & Troncosa, J.S., 2001 Favorinus elenalexiae, a new species (Opisthobranchia: Aeolidiidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Nautilus, 115(2): 55-61 figs 1-7.
• Garcia, F.J. & Troncosa, J.S., 2001. Correction of a mistake introduced in the description of an aeolid nudibranch of the genus Favorinus Gray, 1850. The Nautilus, 115(4): 150

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (August 11) Favorinus elenalexiae Garcia & Troncoso, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/favoelen

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