Doris montereyensis

Doris montereyensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.[2]

Doris montereyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal groupOpisthobranchia
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Dorididae
Genus:
Doris
Species:
D. montereyensis
Binomial name
Doris montereyensis
(Cooper, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Archidoris montereyensis (Cooper, 1862)

Description

Doris montereyensis is similar in shape and colour to Anisodoris nobilis but instead of the gills being white they are yellow which is the same as the mantle. Dark pigment usually covers the tubercles.[3]

Distribution

This species has been recorded from Alaska to San Diego, California.[3]

References
  1. Cooper, J. G. (1862). "Some new genera and species of California Mollusca". Proceedings of California Academy of Natural Science (2): 202–207.
  2. Rosenberg, G (2015). "Doris montereyensis J. G. Cooper, 1863". MolluscaBase (2015); accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. Rudman, W.B. (October 6, 2000). "Archidoris montereyensis (Cooper, 1862)". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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