Dirona picta

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Dirona picta
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Dirona picta from Pillar Point, California
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Dironidae
Genus: Dirona
Species:
D. picta
Binomial name
Dirona picta
Volodchenko, 1941

Dirona picta, common name colorful dirona, is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Dironidae. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs from Northern Oregon, USA to Baja California Sur, Mexico. Also reported from Japan. [2]

Dirona picta from Santa Cruz, California head-on view Dirona picta from Santa Cruz, California 01.jpg
Dirona picta from Santa Cruz, California head-on view

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Dirona picta MacFarland, 1905. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558927 on 2016-05-21
  2. P.I., jurisdiction=New South Wales; corporateName=Australian Museum; author=Rudman, W.B., Firminger (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Dirona picta". www.seaslugforum.net. Retrieved 2016-05-20.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)