Doriopsilla espinosai
Doriopsilla espinosai 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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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Dendrodorididae |
| Genus: | Doriopsilla |
| Species: | D. espinosai |
| Binomial name | |
| Doriopsilla espinosai Valdés & Ortea, 1998[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Cuba, Caribbean Sea. It has been reported from the Bahamas.[3]
References
- Valdés, Á.; Ortea, J. (1998). A new species of Doriopsilla (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae) from Cuba. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, series 4. 50(18):389-396.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Doriopsilla espinosai Valdés & Ortea, 1998. Accessed on 2018-03-30.
- Valdés, Ángel; Hamann, Jeff; Behrens, David W.; DuPont, Anne. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Etc., Gig Harbor, Washington 2006, pp. 116-117. ISBN 0-9700574-2-3
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