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]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Euctenidiacea clade Doridacea |
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| Species: | D. elitae |
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| 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.
References
- 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.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Doriopsilla elitae Valdés & Hamann, 2008. Accessed on 2018-03-30.
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