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Onchidoris loveni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2] This species is found in the north-eastern parts of the Atlantic Ocean.
| Onchidoris loveni | |
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| The nudibranch Onchidoris loveni, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Onchidoris |
| Species: | O. loveni
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| Binomial name | |
| Onchidoris loveni | |
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Distribution edit
This species was described from Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland. It is currently known from Sweden and Norway.[3]
References edit
- ^ Alder, J., & A. Hancock (1862) Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of naked Mollusca. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, series 3, 10(58):261-265, page 262.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Onchidoris loveni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-13
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Adalaria loveni (Alder & Hancock, 1862). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-01-13.