Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Chromodorididae |
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| Authors: | MALCOLM EDMUNDS |
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| Affiliation: | Biology Division, Preston Polytechnic, Corporation Street, Preston PR1 2TQ |
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| Abstract: | Nine species of the opisthobranch family Chromodorididae are described from Ghana: Cadlina evelinae Marcus; C. rumia Marcus; C. dubia sp. nov.; Chromodoris ghanensis (Edmunds); C. kpone sp. nov.; C. luleorosea (Rapp); Hypselodoris tana sp. nov.; H. bilineata (Pruvot-Fol) and Mexichromis tricolor (Cantraine). The small number of species found belonging to this warm-water family is attributed to the cold water of the Benguela current. |
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| Keywords: | taxonomy, Opisthobranchia, Chromodorididae, Cadlina, Chromodoris, Hypselodoris, Mexichromis, speciation. |
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