WoRMS taxon details
Felimida clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935)
597396 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597396)
accepted
Species
Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955) · unaccepted
Felimida neona (Er. Marcus, 1955) · unaccepted
Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Glossodoris neona Er. Marcus, 1955 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935) Russell, H. D. (1935). Some nudibranchs of Bermuda, with a description of a new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 49(2): 59-61, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527692 [details]
Type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Felimida clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597396 on 2026-06-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935) Russell, H. D. (1935). Some nudibranchs of Bermuda, with a description of a new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 49(2): 59-61, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8527692 [details]
original description (of Glossodoris neona Er. Marcus, 1955) Marcus, Er. (1955). Opisthobranchia from Brazil. <em>Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo (Zoologia).</em> 20: 89-261., available online at https://www.revistas.usp.br/bffclzoologia/article/view/120213 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Padula V., Bahia J., Stöger I., Camacho-García Y., Malaquias M.A.E., Cervera J.L. & Schrödl M. (2016). A test of color-based taxonomy in nudibranchs: Molecular phylogeny and species delimitation of the <i>Felimida clenchi</i> (Mollusca: Chromodorididae) species complex. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 103: 215-229., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.019 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
original description (of Glossodoris neona Er. Marcus, 1955) Marcus, Er. (1955). Opisthobranchia from Brazil. <em>Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo (Zoologia).</em> 20: 89-261., available online at https://www.revistas.usp.br/bffclzoologia/article/view/120213 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Padula V., Bahia J., Stöger I., Camacho-García Y., Malaquias M.A.E., Cervera J.L. & Schrödl M. (2016). A test of color-based taxonomy in nudibranchs: Molecular phylogeny and species delimitation of the <i>Felimida clenchi</i> (Mollusca: Chromodorididae) species complex. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 103: 215-229., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.019 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | neon sea goddess [from synonym]Bill Clench's doris | [details] |
| German | Neon-Sternschnecke [from synonym]Neonschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Glossodoris neona Er. Marcus, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Felimida clenchi)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935))
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935))
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Glossodoris neona Er. Marcus, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Felimida clenchi)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Glossodoris clenchi H. D. Russell, 1935)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935))
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris clenchi (H. D. Russell, 1935))
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) (from synonym Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chromodoris neona (Er. Marcus, 1955))
