Geitodoris immunda

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Geitodoris immunda
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Dorsal view of Geitodoris immunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Geitodoris
Species:
G. immunda
Binomial name
Geitodoris immunda
Bergh, 1894

Geitodoris immunda is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species as well as Geitodoris planata are similar to Geitodoris pusae . [2] Further review is necessary to clarify the taxonomic status of these taxa. [2]

Distribution

Distribution of Geitodoris immunda includes Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama. [2]

Description

The body is oval. [2] Mantle is moderately rigid. [2] Dorsum is with a complex network of low ridges covering the entire surface, with some conical tubercles at the intersections. [2] Branchial sheaths are with characteristic wavy edges. [2] Background color is grayish-brown with numerous opaque white dots and some darker brown areas. [2] Rhinophores and gill are brown with white tips. [2] The maximum recorded body length is 43 mm. [3] [2]

Ecology

It was found under coral rubble in a reef habitat in Panama. [2] Minimum recorded depth is 5.5 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 5.5 m. [3]

References

This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference [2]

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420600 on 2012-03-01
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Goodheart J. A., Ellingson R. A., Vital X. G., Galvão Filho H. C., McCarthy J. B., Medrano S. M., Bhave V. J., García-Méndez K., Jiménez L. M., López G. & Hoover C. A. (2016). "Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama". Marine Biodiversity Records9(1): 56. doi : 10.1186/s41200-016-0048-z
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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