Doriopsilla areolata

Doriopsilla areolata is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.[2]

Doriopsilla areolata
Sagres, Portugal.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Phyllidioidea
Family:
Dendrodorididae
Genus:
Doriopsilla
Species:
D. areolata
Binomial name
Doriopsilla areolata
Bergh, 1880[1]

Distribution

This species was described from the Adriatic Sea, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Description

This nudibranch can grow as large as 40 mm. The mantle can vary in colour from translucent cream to orange or brown, usually with an irregular pattern of white lines. The rhinophores are pale yellow to orange in colour, and the gills are also yellow to orange.[3]

References
  1. Bergh, L.S.R. 1880. Die Doriopsen des Mittelmeeres. Deutsche Malakozoologische Gesellschaft Jahrbücher 7:297-328, pls. 10-11.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Doriopsilla areolata Bergh, 1880. Accessed on 2018-03-23.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (August 11) Doriopsilla areolata Bergh, 1880. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.