Platevindex luteus
Platevindex luteus is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Onchidiidae |
| Genus: | Platevindex |
| Species: | P. luteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platevindex luteus (Semper, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Onchidium luteum Semper, 1880 | |
Description
The notum of the slug is bumpy with prominent papillae. The species has dorsal photoreceptors ("dorsal eyes"), although these may not always be visible.[1]
Distribution
Australia: Queensland. Brunei. Indonesia: Ambon, Bali, Halmahera, Kei Islands, Lombok, Seram, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Ternate and Timor. Papua New Guinea: New Britain, New Ireland and Madang. Philippines: Bohol and Luzon. Singapore. Vietnam.[1]
References
- Goulding, Tricia C.; Bourke, Adam J.; Comendador, Joseph; Khalil, Munawar; Quang, Ngo Xuan; Tan, Shau Hwai; Tan, Siong Kiat; Dayrat, Benoît (8 March 2021). "Systematic revision of Platevindex Baker, 1938 (Gastropoda: Euthyneura: Onchidiidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 737: 1–133. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.737.1259. ISSN 2118-9773.
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