Doris sticta

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Doris sticta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
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]

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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.