Dondice parguerensis

Dondice parguerensis is a species of colourful sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Dondice parguerensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Subfamily:
Favorininae
Genus:
Dondice
Species:
D. parguerensis
Binomial name
Dondice parguerensis
Brandon & Cutress, 1985[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Puerto Rico. It has been reported from Belize.[3]

References
  1. Brandon, M.; Cutress, C. E. (1985). A new Dondice (Opisthobranchia: Favorinidae) predator of Cassiopea in southwest Puerto Rico. Bulletin of Marine Science. 36(1):139-144.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Dondice parguerensis Brandon & Cutress, 1985. Accessed on 2018-02-18.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 9) Dondice parguerensis Brandon & Cutress, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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