Diaphorodoris luteocincta

Diaphorodoris luteocincta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calycidorididae.[2]

Diaphorodoris luteocincta
The nudibranch Diaphorodoris luteocincta, Isle of Man, Irish Sea.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Onchidoridoidea
Family:
Calycidorididae
Genus:
Diaphorodoris
Species:
D. luteocincta
Binomial name
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
(M. Sars, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Doris beaumonti Farran, 1903
  • Doris luteocincta M. Sars, 1870
  • Onchidoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870)

Distribution

This species was described from Vallø (Tønsberg), Norway. It is reported from Norway south along the Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4][5]

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 8 mm.[6]

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References
  1. Sars, M. (1870). Bidrag til Kundskab om Christianiafjordens Fauna. II. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 17(2):113-232, pls. 8-13, page 189.
  2. Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2015). Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-24.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 2) Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M Sars, 1870). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-1-24.
  5. Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes et al. (2012-2016) Diaphorodoris luteocincta in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 15/05/2012, Accessed: 20/11/2016.
  6. Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo; Chemello, Renato; Cattaneo-Vietti, Riccardo (1991). Atlas of Mediterranean nudibranchs. Atlante dei nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. Roma: Editrice La Conchiglia.


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