Doris capensis

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Doris capensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species:
D. capensis
Binomial name
Doris capensis
(Bergh, 1907) [1]
Synonyms

Archidoris capensisBergh, 1907

Doris capensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from one specimen caught in a trawl at Cape Point, South Africa.

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References

  1. Bergh, L.S.R. (1907). The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 17(1):1-144, pls. 1-14. In: Marine Investigations of South Africa 5(1).
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris capensis (Bergh, 1907). Accessed on 2021-04-06.