Dendrodoris nigra

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Dendrodoris nigra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Dendrodorididae
Genus: Dendrodoris
Species:
D. nigra
Binomial name
Dendrodoris nigra
Odhner, 1924
Synonyms [1]
  • Actinodoris australisAngas, 1864
  • Aphelodoris brunnea(Bergh, 1890)
  • Dendrodoris australiensis(Abraham, 1877)
  • Dendrodoris melaenaAllan, 1932
  • Doridopsis australiensisAbraham, 1877
  • Doridopsis macfarlandiOstergaard, 1955
  • Doridopsis mollisRisbec, 1928
  • Doridopsis nigra(Stimpson, 1855)
  • Doriopsis nigra(Simpson, 1855)
  • Doriopsis nigra var. brunneaBergh, 1890
  • Doriopsis nigra var. coeruleaBergh, 1880
  • Doriopsis nigra var. luteopunctataBergh, 1905
  • Doriopsis nigra var. nigerrimaBergh, 1888
  • Doris atroviridisKelaart, 1858
  • Doris debilisPease, 1871
  • Doris marieiCrosse, 1875
  • Doris nigraStimpson, 1855 (original combination)
  • Doris rubrilineataPease, 1871
  • Doris sordidaPease, 1871
  • Goniodoris montrouzieriCrosse, 1875
  • Hexabranchus nebulosusPease, 1860

Dendrodoris nigra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dendrodorididae. [1] [2]

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Description

Up to 7 cm long. Black, sometimes with cream or white spots, the rhinophores with an elongated white knob at the tip. The edge of the mantle is frilly, the rest of the body very soft and slimy. [1]

Habitat

eulittoral zone under rocks and boulders on coral rubble, gravel, algal beds or shelly sand in sheltered bays. [1]

Distribution

W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean; tropical Indo-Pacific. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2013). Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139519 on 2013-12-07
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278