Tyrannodoris ricei

Tyrannodoris ricei is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Tyrannodoris ricei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Polyceridae
Subfamily:
Nembrothinae
Genus:
Tyrannodoris
Species:
T. ricei
Binomial name
Tyrannodoris ricei
(Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Roboastra ricei Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Florida with additional material from North Carolina.[1][3]

Description

Tyrannodoris ricei is a predominantly yellow animal with numerous dark blue, almost black spots. The yellow gills and rhinophores are edged with dark blue. It reaches approximately 60 mm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Tyrannodoris, it is carnivorous, feeding on other seaslugs. [4]

References
  1. Pola, M.; Cervera, L.J.; Gosliner, T.M. (2008). Description of the first Roboastra species (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) from the Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science, 83(2), 391-399.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Tyrannodoris ricei (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-21.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (July 19) Tambja? gratiosa (Bergh, 1890) [misidentification]. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Behrens, D. W., 2002. Tyrannodoris ricei, Destin, Florida, USA. The Slug Site, accessed 2018-08-21.
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