Duvaucelia manicata

Duvaucelia manicata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Drawing of dorsal view of Duvaucelia manicata from its original description by Gérard Paul Deshayes.

Duvaucelia manicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Duvaucelia
Species:
D. manicata
Binomial name
Duvaucelia manicata
(Deshayes, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853

Distribution

This species was described from France. It is known from the Mediterranean Sea north to south-west England.[3]

Ecology

The diet of this species is a soft coral.

References
  1. (in French) Deshayes G. P. (1839-1853). Traité élémentaire de conchyliologie avec les applications de cette science à la geologie. Explication des planches. page 59. (1839-1857). Atlas Plate 93. Paris.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia manicata (Deshayes, 1853). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 28) Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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