Discodoris boholiensis

Discodoris boholiensis, known commonly as the Bohol discodoris,[1] is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Discodoris boholiensis
Two individuals mating head to tail.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Discodoris
Species:
D. boholiensis
Binomial name
Discodoris boholiensis
Bergh, 1877

Distribution

This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, from the eastern coasts of Africa to the Papua New Guinea.[1][3]

Discodoris boholiensis has a distinctive pattern of chocolate brown and cream-white all over its flattened mantle. It reaches a length of 120 millimetres (4.7 in).[1][4][5][3]

References

  1. Le Bris, S., Müller, Y., Pean, M. in : DORIS, 25/10/2014 : Discodoris boholiensis Bergh, 1877, Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques.
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 21) Discodoris boholiensis Bergh, 1877. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Bidgrain, P., 2019. Discodoris boholiensis. Indian Ocean Sea Slugs.
  5. Discodoris boholiensis
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