Glossodoris acosti

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Glossodoris acosti
Glossodoris acosti, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.jpg
Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Glossodoris
Species:
G. acosti
Binomial name
Glossodoris acosti
Matsuda & Gosliner, 2018 [1]

Glossodoris acosti is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]

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Distribution

The type locality for species is Rempi, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Paratypes from the Philippines are included in the original description. Probably widespread in the central Indo-Pacific Ocean. [1]

Description

Previously confused with Glossodoris cincta this species is distinguished by details of colouring and internal anatomy as well as DNA sequences from other species of very similar appearance. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Matsuda S.B. & Gosliner T.M. (2018). Glossing over cryptic species: Descriptions of four new species of Glossodoris and three new species of Doriprismatica (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae). Zootaxa. 4444(5): 501-529; page(s): 513, figs 2E, 6C, D, 8E, F, 9A–E
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Glossodoris acosti Matsuda & Gosliner, 2018. Accessed on 2018-12-10.
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