Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Sphon's Chromodorid

Felimida sphoni

Spanish: dórido cruz roja

Sphon's Chromodorid (Felimida sphoni)
Photographed by natgue on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Felimida sphoni is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Most often recorded in Apr.

TaxonomyGastropoda › Nudibranchia › Chromodorididae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records128 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2023 – 2023
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Sphon's Chromodorid (Felimida sphoni) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/felimida-sphoni/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.