Acanthodoris nanega

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Acanthodoris nanega
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Onchidorididae
Genus: Acanthodoris
Species:
A. nanega
Binomial name
Acanthodoris nanega
Burn, 1969 [1]

Acanthodoris nanega is a species of sea slugs, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from Victoria, Australia. It is found on shore and in shallow water to 30 m depth. [3]

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References

  1. Burn, R.F. (1969) A memorial report on the Tom Crawford collection of Victorian Opisthobranchia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, 12: 64-106. (pl.4)
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Acanthodoris nanega Burn, 1969. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-11.
  3. Burn, R. & Wilson, R. (2011) Nudibranch, Acanthodoris nanega, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 12 Jan 2016.