Platydoris argo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Platydoris |
Species: | P. argo |
Binomial name | |
Platydoris argo | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Platydoris argo, the redbrown nudibranch or redbrown leathery doris, is a species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, in the family Discodorididae. [2]
This species is known from the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean. [3]
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