Doris viridis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.[2]
| Doris viridis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Doris |
| Species: | D. viridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Doris viridis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Doriopsis viridis Pease, 1861 | |
Distribution edit
This species was described from Tahiti. It has been reported from the Hawaiian Islands[3] and Red Beach, Hontou (East coast), Okinawa, Japan.[4]
References edit
- ^ Pease, W. H. 1861. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 242-247, page 244.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Doris viridis (Pease, 1861). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-05.
- ^ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P. (2016) Doris viridis Pease, 1861 In: Sea Slugs of Hawaii
- ^ 2015 Doris viridis Pease, 1861 SeaSlug World.