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Duvaucelia striata

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Species of gastropod

Duvaucelia striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Duvaucelia
Species: D. striata
Binomial name
Duvaucelia striata
(Haefelfinger, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Tritonia striata Haefelfinger, 1963

Duvaucelia striata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch from the western Mediterranean. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.

Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy. It is found in the western Mediterranean from Italy to France and Spain.

Ecology

Duvaucelia striata is reported to feed on the soft coral Paralcyonium elegans.

References

  1. Haefelfinger H.-R. (1963). "Remarques biologiques et systématiques au sujet de quelques Tritoniidae de la Méditerranée (Moll. Opisthobranchia)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 70(4): 61-76.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia striata (Haefelfinger, 1963). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
  3. Horst, D., 2010 (Apr 14) Tritonia striata from the French Mediterranean. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 17) Tritonia striata Haefelfinger, 1963. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. iNaturalist, 2021. Tritonia striata accessed on 2021-01-01.
Taxon identifiers
Tritonia striata
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