Sclerodoris prea

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Sclerodoris prea
Sclerodoris prea.jpg
Dorsal view of Sclerodoris prea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade

Contents

Doridacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Sclerodoris
Species:
S. prea
Binomial name
Sclerodoris prea
Synonyms [1]
  • Anisodoris prea Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
  • Atagema prea(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)

Sclerodoris prea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. [1]

Distribution

The distribution of Sclerodoris prea includes Florida, Venezuela, Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados and Panama. [2]

Description

Dorsal view of Sclerodoris prea. Sclerodoris prea 2.png
Dorsal view of Sclerodoris prea.

The body is oval and mantle is rigid. [2] Dorsum is covered with numerous caryophyllidia. [2] Larger tubercles are arranged in two rows along the visceral hump, with a longitudinal depression in the center. [2] Rhinophores are elongate, gill is composed of multipinnate branchial leaves. [2] Background color is cream-brown with numerous dark brown spots. [2] Black patches are present along the center of the visceral hump. [2] Rhinophores are cream with dark spots and gill is gray with opaque white spots. [2] The maximum recorded body length is 40 mm. [3] [2]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m. [3] It was found under rocks in Panama. [2] This species probably feeds on sponges. [2]

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References

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

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). Sclerodoris prea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533411 on 2016-05-12
  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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