| Glossodoris moerchi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Glossodoris |
| Species: | G. moerchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879) | |
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Glossodoris moerchi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.
Description
Glossodoris moerchi is most likely to be a species of Felimare as Mörch describes it as similar to Felimare villafranca but with a network of lines formed of rounded, triangular or hexagonal spots. The name Glossodoris moerchi was introduced by Bergh because Goniodoris picturata was preoccupied.
References
- ^ Bergh, L.S.R. (1879). Neue Chromodoriden. Malakozoologische Blätter. N.F. 1: 87-116, page 99, Taf.III, fig 26.
- ^ Mörch, O. A. (1863). Contributions la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. Journal de Conchyliologie. 11: 21-43., page 35.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879). Accessed on 2018-12-17.
- Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 20). Comment on Re: Glossodoris sedna from Utila, Honduras by Ray Simpson. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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| Glossodoris moerchi | |