Paradoris dubia

Paradoris dubia is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[1]

Paradoris dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Discodorididae
Genus:
Paradoris
Species:
P. dubia
Binomial name
Paradoris dubia
(Bergh, 1904)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alloiodoris nivosus Burn, 1958
  • Discodoris dubia Bergh, 1904
  • Discodoris egena Bergh, 1904
  • Paradoris leuca M. C. Miller, 1995

Distribution

As a water-dwelling sea slug, Paradoris dubia can be found in waters around New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, and in the South Pacific Ocean surrounding Southern and Western Australia.[2]

References
  1. Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Paradoris dubia (Bergh, 1904). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533981 on 2016-05-12
  2. Bergh. Paradoris dubia. Sea Slug Forum, Australian Museum, 1998, www.seaslugforum.net.


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