Taringa sublutea
Taringa sublutea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[4]
| Taringa sublutea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Taringa |
| Species: | T. sublutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Taringa sublutea (Abraham, 1877)[1] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, (Ceylon). It has been reported from Madagascar, Réunion, Oman and Socotra Island.[5][6]
References
- Abraham P. (1877). Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 196-269, pl. 28-30 [august].
- Gosliner T. M. & Behrens D. W. (1998) "Two new discodorid nudibranchs from the Western Pacific with a redescription of Doris luteola Kelaart, 1858". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 50(11): 279-293. page 286.
- Kelaart, E. F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 3(1): 84-139, page 103..
- MolluscaBase (2018). Taringa sublutea (Abraham, 1877). Accessed on 2018-11-26
- Bidgrain, P., 2018. Taringa sublutea South-west Indian Ocean Seaslug site, accessed 2018-11-26.
- Rudman, W.B., 2006 (January 24) Taringa caudata (Farran, 1905). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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