Diaphorodoris luteocincta

Diaphorodoris luteocincta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calycidorididae.[2]

Diaphorodoris luteocincta
The nudibranch Diaphorodoris luteocincta, Isle of Man, Irish Sea.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Calycidorididae
Genus: Diaphorodoris
Species:
D. luteocincta
Binomial name
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
(M. Sars, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Doris beaumonti Farran, 1903
  • Doris luteocincta M. Sars, 1870
  • Onchidoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870)

Distribution

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This species was described from Vallø (Tønsberg), Norway. It is reported from Norway south along the Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4][5]

Description

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The maximum recorded body length is 8 mm.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Sars, M. (1870). Bidrag til Kundskab om Christianiafjordens Fauna. II. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 17(2):113-232, pls. 8-13, page 189.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2015). Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-24.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 2) Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M Sars, 1870). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-1-24.
  5. ^ Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Diaphorodoris luteocincta in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 15/05/2012, Accessed: 20/11/2016.
  6. ^ Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo; Chemello, Renato; Cattaneo-Vietti, Riccardo (1991). Atlas of Mediterranean nudibranchs. Atlante dei nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. Roma: Editrice La Conchiglia.
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