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Platydoris striata

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Species of sea slug

Platydoris striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Species: P. striata
Binomial name
Platydoris striata
(Kelaart, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Doris striata Kelaart, 1858)

Platydoris striata 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 Sri Lanka (Ceylon). It is reported from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

References

  1. Kelaart, E. F. (1858). New and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, 76–124.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Platydoris striata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 3) Platydoris striata (Kelaart, 1858). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Platydoris striata
Doris striata
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