Doris immonda

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Doris immonda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species:
D. immonda
Binomial name
Doris immonda
(Risbec, 1928) [1]
Synonyms
  • Platydoris immondaRisbec, 1928
  • Siraius immonda(Risbec, 1928)
  • Siraius nucleola(Pease, 1860) sensu Brodie & Willan, 1993

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

Contents

Distribution

This species was described from New Caledonia. It is also reported from Australia and the Red Sea. [3]

Description

The relationship of Doris immonda to Doris nucleola Pease, 1860 is discussed and illustrated by Rudman, 2000. [3] It is redescribed in detail by Valdes, 2002. [4]

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References

  1. Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des Nudibranches néo-calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises. 2(1):1-328, figs. 1-98, pls. 1-12, maps; page(s): 84, pl. 1 fig, 4
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris immonda (Risbec, 1928). Accessed on 2021-04-07.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 14) Siraius immonda (Risbec, 1928). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136: 535-636, page(s): 551-554.