| Platydoris esakii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Platydoris |
| Species: | P. esakii |
| Binomial name | |
| Platydoris esakii (Baba, 1936) [1] | |
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The holotype for this species was collected at Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. [1]
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