Alloiodoris lanuginata
Alloiodoris lanuginata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
| Alloiodoris lanuginata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Alloiodoris |
| Species: | A. lanuginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alloiodoris lanuginata (Abraham, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Doris lanuginata Abraham, 1877[1] | |
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
Alloiodoris lanuginata is a dorid nudibranch with a velvet surface. It is beige or brown in colour with scattered dark brown spots.[3]
References
- Abraham P. (1877). Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 196-269, pl. 28-30
- Caballer, M.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Alloiodoris lanuginata (Abraham, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2018-02-02
- Alloiodoris lanuginata at iNaturalist. Accessed 2018-02-02.
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