Palio dubia

Palio dubia is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Palio dubia
Palio dubia, Gulen, Norway.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Palio
Species:
P. dubia
Binomial name
Palio dubia
(M. Sars, 1829) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Doris illuminata Gould, 1841
  • Euplocamus hollboelli Møller, 1842
  • Palio lessonii (d'Orbigny, 1837)
  • Palio pallida Bergh, 1880
  • Polycera citrina Alder & Hancock, 1841
  • Polycera dubia M. Sars, 1829
  • Polycera lessoni d'Orbigny, 1837
  • Polycera lessonii d'Orbigny, 1837
  • Polycera modesta Lovén, 1846
  • Polycera pudica Lovén, 1846

Distribution

This species was described from Norway. It has subsequently been reported from the United Kingdom north to Scandinavia, Russia and Greenland. It has also been reported from the Pacific coast of Canada.[3]

Ecology

In Scotland and Ireland Palio dubia feeds on the bryozoan Eucratea loricata.[4]

References
  1. Sars, Michael. (1829). Bidrag til Södyrenes Naturhistorie. Chr. Dahl, Bergen 1-60
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-13
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 17) Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
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