Doris sticta

Doris sticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Dorididae
Genus:	Doris
Species:	D. sticta
Binomial name
Doris sticta (Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923) [1]
Synonyms
Doris maculataGarstang, 1895 : junior homonym of Doris maculataMontagu, 1804 [2] Doridigitata sticta Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923 (original combination)

Doris sticta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae. ^[3]

Distribution

This species was described from Plymouth, Devon, England. It has been reported from Ireland south to the Mediterranean Sea. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Iredale, T., & O'Donohue, C.H., (1923). List of British nudibranchiate Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 15(4):195-200.
2. Garstang, W. (1895). On Doris maculata, a new species of nudibranchiate mollusk found at Plymouth. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, new series 4(2):167-168.
3. Gofas, S. (2004). Doris sticta (Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-28.
4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Doris sticta Iredale & O'Donoghue. [In Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-11-28.
5. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 9) Doris sticta (Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.