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Crimora papillata (Nudibranchia: Triophinae), a new record from the shallow marine waters of the Azores

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2011

Nuno C. Pedro ,
M.A.E. Malaquias ,
A.C. Costa  and
S.P. Ávila
Nuno C. Pedro
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
M.A.E. Malaquias
Affiliation:
Bergen Museum, Natural History Collections, University of Bergen, PB 7800, 5020-Bergen, Norway
A.C. Costa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal CIBIO-Açores, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
S.P. Ávila*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal CIBIO-Açores, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal MPB, Marine PalaeoBiogeography Working Group of the University of the Azores, Rua da Mãe de Deus, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to:S.P. Ávila, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal email: avila@uac.pt
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Abstract

A new opisthobranch gastropod is reported from the Azores resulting from fieldwork undertaken in the island of São Miguel (Western Group, Azores) during October–November 2009 and March–April 2010. Intertidal and subtidal areas down to 25 m deep were sampled. Thirteen species were collected one of which, Crimora papillata is recorded for the first time in the Azores, increasing the number of opisthobranchs in these islands to 142 (108 littoral species and 34 deep-water species).

Keywords

AzoresMolluscaNudibranchiaCrimora
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e37
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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