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Species of gastropod

Doris violacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species: D. violacea
Binomial name
Doris violacea
(Bergh, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Archidoris violacea Bergh, 1904
  • Archidoris africana Eliot, 1904

Doris violacea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from a depth of 30-40 fathoms on the east coast of the southern island of New Zealand at various locations between the Otago Peninsula and Sumaru.

References

  1. Bergh, L.S.R. (1904). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Vol. 9, Chapter 6, Part 1: 1-56, pls. 1-4, page 33.
  2. Eliot, C.N.E. (1904). On some nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar part. III. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1903:2:354-385.
  3. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris violacea (Bergh, 1904). Accessed on 2021-04-07.
Taxon identifiers
Doris violacea
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