Doriopsilla elitae

Doriopsilla elitae is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.[2]

Doriopsilla elitae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Phyllidioidea
Family:
Dendrodorididae
Genus:
Doriopsilla
Species:
D. elitae
Binomial name
Doriopsilla elitae
Valdés & Hamann, 2008[1]

Distribution

This species was described from St. Lucia, Caribbean Sea with additional specimens from Petit Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

References
  1. Valdés Á., Hamann J. (2008). Two new species of Doriopsilla from the tropical Western Atlantic with remarks on Cariopsillidae Ortea & Espinosa, 2005. The Veliger. 50(3): 210-218.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Doriopsilla elitae Valdés & Hamann, 2008. Accessed on 2018-03-30.


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