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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Doris |
| Species: | D. tanya |
| Binomial name | |
| Doris tanya Ev. Marcus, 1971 | |
Doris tanya is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae. Named after Tanya, Gale G. Sphon's cat.
Distribution
This species was described from California where it is predominantly an intertidal species. It has been redescribed with specimens from Southern California to Panama.
References
- Marcus Ev. (1971). On some euthyneuran gastropods from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 39(5): 355-369.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris tanya Ev. Marcus, 1971. Accessed on 2021-04-07.
- "Gale G. Jr. Sphon | Shellers From the Past and Present". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- Behrens, D., 2020. Doris tanya In: Miller, M., the Slug Site.
- Camacho-Garcia, Y.E. & Gosliner, T.M. (2008). Nudibranch dorids from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica with the descriptions of a new species. Bulletin of Marine Science. 83(2): 367-389.
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| Doris tanya | |