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Gargamella blokoverdensis

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Species of gastropod

Gargamella blokoverdensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Gargamella
Species: G. blokoverdensis
Binomial name
Gargamella blokoverdensis
Moro & Ortea, 2015

Gargamella blokoverdensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from the Parda reef, Sal island, Cape Verde. The specimens were found in the intertidal zone or up to 1 m depth.

Description

Gargamella blokoverdensis is a small dorid nudibranch, growing to 16 mm in length. It is orange in colour with spots of brown.

References

  1. ^ Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21-86. page(s): 43, pls 16-17
  2. Gargamella blokoverdensis Moro & Ortea, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Gargamella blokoverdensis
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