Platydoris annulata
Platydoris annulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]
| Platydoris annulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Platydoris |
| Species: | P. annulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Platydoris annulata Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen captured at a depth of 166–172 m in the Philippines at 13°16′N 122°46′E. It was reported from the Andaman Sea at depths of 303-313 m.[3][4]
References
- Dorgan K.M., Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta 31 (3): 271–319
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Platydoris annulata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
- Jensen, K.R. 2008. The opisthobranch molluscs collected during the Thai-Danish BIOSHELF project in the Andaman Sea Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin, 68: 21-30.
- Rudman, W.B., 2008 (October 14) Platydoris annulata Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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