Platydoris formosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]
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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: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Platydoris |
| Species: | P. formosa
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| Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864)[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from India. It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Zanzibar, Africa to Hawaii.[3]
References edit
- ^ Alder, J. & Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq., with descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 5: 113-147.
- ^ a b Caballer, M. (2015). Platydoris formosa. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 11) Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.