Doris wellingtonensis

Doris wellingtonensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.[2]

Doris wellingtonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Dorididae
Genus:
Doris
Species:
D. wellingtonensis
Binomial name
Doris wellingtonensis
Abraham, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Archidoris wellingtonensis (Abraham, 1877)

Distribution

This species was described from Wellington, New Zealand. It has been reported from Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.[3]

References
  1. Abraham, P.S. (1877). Revision of the Anthobranchiate nudibranchiate mollusca, with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877: 196-269, page 259.
  2. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Doris wellingtonensis Abraham, 1877. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-04.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (April 24) Archidoris wellingtonensis (Abraham, 1877). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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