Onchidoris reticulata
| Onchidoris reticulata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Onchidoris |
| Species: | O. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Onchidoris reticulata Ortea, 1979[1] | |
Onchidoris reticulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Playa de Artedo, Concha de Artedo, (43°34′04″N 6°11′28″W / 43.56768°N 6.19105°W), Asturias on the North Atlantic Ocean coast of Spain.
Description
Onchidoris reticulata has a translucent white body with brown-green surface pigment which is more intense towards the centre and clearer towards the edges. The area around the rhinophores is white or translucent with two longitudinal bands running backwards towards the gills. Thinner un-pigmented lines join the bases of the tubercles giving a reticulate pattern. Near the edge the pigmentation is reduced to a few widely spaced black scores.
References
- ↑ Ortea J. (1979). Dos nuevas especies ibéricas de Onchidoris (Mollusca Opisthobranchia, Doridacea) colectadas en Asturias. Boletín de Ciencias de la Naturaleza (IDEA) 24: 167-175.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Onchidoris reticulata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-21.