| Discodoris aurila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Discodoris |
| Species: | D. aurila |
| Binomial name | |
| Discodoris aurila Marcus & Marcus, 1967 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Discodoris aurila is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. [2] [1]
This species occurs on the Pacific Ocean coasts of Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica. [3]
Discodoris aurila is a flattened dorid which moulds itself to the surface it is resting on. It is light grey in colour with diffuse brown patches and irregular white markings. The gills and rhinophores have a pink tinge. The maximum recorded length is 50 mm. [4]
Doridoidea, commonly known as dorid nudibranchs, are a taxonomic superfamily of medium to large, shell-less sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea, included in the clade Nudibranchia.
Cadlina is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks historically classified in the family Chromodorididae. Recent research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 has shown that Cadlina does not belong to the family Chromodorididae. She has therefore brought back the name Cadlinidae from synonymy with Chromodorididae. The family Cadlinidae also includes the genus AldisaBergh, 1878.
Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.
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