Doriprismatica sibogae

Doriprismatica sibogae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Doriprismatica
Species:	D. sibogae
Binomial name
	Doriprismatica sibogae; (Bergh, 1905)[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Chromodoris sibogae Bergh, 1905 (basionym); Glossodoris sibogae (Bergh, 1905); Glossodoris undulata Pruvot-Fol, 1954;

Doriprismatica sibogae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the tropical Pacific Ocean and is known from Indonesia, Fiji and French Polynesia.^[1]

Description

Doriprismatica sibogae is very similar in appearance to Doriprismatica atromarginata, but can be distinguished from that species by its more intense yellow colour.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Glossodoris sibogae Bergh, 1905 Archived June 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.
1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Doriprismatica sibogae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597381 on 2012-06-17

Rudman W.B. (1986) The Chromodorididae (Ophistobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: the genus Glossodoris Ehrenbergh (= Casella, H. & A; Adams). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 86: 101-184. page(s): 112
Rudman W.B. (1990) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 322
Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 233
Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479

External links

Doriprismatica sibogae page at nudipixel

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[forum-1] 1 2 3 Glossodoris sibogae Bergh, 1905 Archived June 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Doriprismatica sibogae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597381 on 2012-06-17