Ardeadoris symmetrica
| Ardeadoris symmetrica | |
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| Ardeadoris symmetrica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Ardeadoris |
| Species: | A. symmetrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ardeadoris symmetrica (Rudman, 1990)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Glossodoris symmetrica Rudman, 1990 (basionym) | |
Ardeadoris symmetrica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean.[1] The type species was found in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
- 1 2 Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Ardeadoris symmetrica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597324 on 2012-06-18
- Rudman W.B. (1990) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 275
- Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 241
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479.
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