Diaulula phoca | |
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Dorsal view of Diaulula phoca. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Diaulula |
Species: | D. phoca
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Binomial name | |
Diaulula phoca | |
Synonyms | |
Discodoris phoca Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 |
Diaulula phoca is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. [2]
This species was originally described under the name Discodoris phoca by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus and Ernst Gustav Gotthelf Marcus in 1967. [1] It is considered a member of Diaulula because of the presence of caryophyllidia. [3]
Distribution of Diaulula phoca includes Florida, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil and Panama. [3]
The type locality is west side of the Key Biscayne island, Florida. [1] The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. [1]
The body is oval. [3] Mantle is rigid. [3] Dorsum is covered with small caryophyllidia. [3] Body, rhinophores, and gill are dark purplish brown with numerous small opaque white dots. [3] It is up to 55 mm long. [1]
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