Doriopsilla elitae

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

Doriopsilla elitae
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. elitae
Binomial name
Doriopsilla elitae
Valdés & Hamann, 2008[1]

Distribution

This species was described from St. Lucia, Caribbean Sea with additional specimens from Petit Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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References
  1. Valdés Á., Hamann J. (2008). Two new species of Doriopsilla from the tropical Western Atlantic with remarks on Cariopsillidae Ortea & Espinosa, 2005. The Veliger. 50(3): 210-218.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Doriopsilla elitae Valdés & Hamann, 2008. Accessed on 2018-03-30.


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