title: Kynaria cynara
text: # Kynaria cynara
  
  Kynaria cynara is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species was described from the Gulf of California. It was redescribed from further material from the Pacific coast of Mexico. It has been reported as far south as Peru.
  
  ## Description
  
  The description of Flabellina fogata includes a table comparing similar species from Mexico.
  
  | Species | Rhinophores | Ground colour | Colour of cerata | Living size (mm) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Coryphellina marcusorum | Red, papillate posteriorly | Bright pink | Pink, purple and yellow | < 20 |
  | Samla telja | Yellow or brown, perfoliate | Light pink, white spots | Brownish pink | < 24 |
  | Edmundsella vansyoci | Pink, verrucose | Rose pink | Rose pink, white spots | < 15 |
  | Flabellina bertschi | White, smooth | White | Reddish pink, white tips | < 8 |
  | Orienthella fogata | Translucent orange, annulate | Translucent orange | Red with white spots | < 15 |
  | Kynaria cynara | White with purple tips, perfoliate | Pink with purple markings | Salmon & purple, white spots | < 12 |
  