| Diversidoris flava | |
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| A pair of Diversidoris flava, Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Diversidoris |
| Species: | D. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Diversidoris flava (Eliot, 1904) | |
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Diversidoris flava is a yellow species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
This nudibranch was originally described from East Africa, but it has an Indo-West Pacific distribution including Australia (Queensland) and Hawaii.
Description
This species is usually less than 50 mm (2.0 in) in length. It has a yellow body with an identifying red mantle margin which has two semi-permanent mantle folds about mid-body. The rhinophores and branchia (gills) are yellow. Identifying individual yellow sea slugs within the genus Diversidoris can be challenging because yellow forms exist in several related species.
Ecology
This species is often found on the yellow sponge Hyrtios, which appears to be its preferred food source.
References
- Eliot, C. N. E. (1904). On some nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar, part IV. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1904:1:380.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Diversidoris crocea (Rudman, 1986). Accessed on 2019-01-31.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 21) Noumea flava (Eliot, 1904). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 29) Noumea flava Colour Group. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
- Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2017. Diversidoris flava Sea Slugs of Hawaii, accessed 2019-01-31.
External links
- Photos of Diversidoris flava on Sealife Collection
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| Diversidoris flava | |