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Doris kyolis

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Species of gastropod

Doris kyolis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species: D. kyolis
Binomial name
Doris kyolis
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Siraius kyolis Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967

Doris kyolis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.

Distribution

Distribution of Doris kyolis includes Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded body length is 18 mm.

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.

Prey of Doris kyolis include sponges Dysidea etheria, Lissondendoryx isodictialis, Haliclona sp. and Plakina sp.

References

  1. ^ Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". Spixiana 38(2): 187–195. PDF.
  2. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Taxon identifiers
Doris kyolis
Siraius kyolis


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