Diaphorodoris papillata

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Diaphorodoris papillata
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A mating pair of Diaphorodoris papillata, Banyuls-sur-Mer.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Calycidorididae
Genus: Diaphorodoris
Species:
D. papillata
Binomial name
Diaphorodoris papillata
Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 [1]

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

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Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy; Villefranche-sur-Mer and Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. It is reported from the Strait of Gibraltar to Israel. [3] It was reported from Canary Islands in 2016. [4]

Description

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Dorsal view of Diaphorodoris papillata.

The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm. [5]

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References

  1. Portmann A. & Sandmeier (1960). Zur kenntnis von Diaphorodoris (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) und ihrer mediterranean Formen. Verhandelungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 71: 174-183
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-24.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (February 7) Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Herrero-Barrencua A., Moro L. & Ortea J. (2016). "Primeros registros de Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938 y Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) en las islas Canarias. Firsts records of Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938 and Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) in the Canary Islands". Vieraea44: 121-126.
  5. Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo; Chemello, Renato; Cattaneo-Vietti, Riccardo (1991). Atlas of Mediterranean nudibranchs. Atlante dei nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. Roma: Editrice La Conchiglia.