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Tyrannodoris ricei

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Species of gastropod

Tyrannodoris ricei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Tyrannodoris
Species: T. ricei
Binomial name
Tyrannodoris ricei
(Pola, Cervera &Gosliner, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Roboastra ricei Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008

Tyrannodoris ricei is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

Distribution

This species was described from Florida with additional material from North Carolina.

Description

Tyrannodoris ricei is a predominantly yellow animal with numerous dark blue, almost black spots. The yellow gills and rhinophores are edged with dark blue. It reaches approximately 60 mm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Tyrannodoris, it is carnivorous, feeding on other seaslugs.

References

  1. ^ Pola, M.; Cervera, L.J.; Gosliner, T.M. (2008). Description of the first Roboastra species (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) from the Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science, 83(2), 391-399.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Tyrannodoris ricei (Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-21.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (July 19) Tambja? gratiosa (Bergh, 1890) . Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Behrens, D. W., 2002. Tyrannodoris ricei, Destin, Florida, USA. The Slug Site, accessed 2018-08-21.
Taxon identifiers
Tyrannodoris ricei
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