Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Swimming Cynara

Kynaria cynara

Swimming Cynara (Kynaria cynara)
Photographed by jeffhamann on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Kynaria cynara is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinopsidae. It is the only species in the genus Kynaria. Most often recorded in Aug.

TaxonomyGastropoda › Nudibranchia › Apataidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records23 on iNaturalist
Recorded here1977 – 1977
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Swimming Cynara (Kynaria cynara) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/kynaria-cynara/, 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.