Duvaucelia striata

Duvaucelia striata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch from the western Mediterranean. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Duvaucelia striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Duvaucelia
Species:
D. striata
Binomial name
Duvaucelia striata
(Haefelfinger, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tritonia striata Haefelfinger, 1963

Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy. It is found in the western Mediterranean from Italy to France[3] and Spain.[4][5]

Ecology

Duvaucelia striata is reported to feed on the soft coral Paralcyonium elegans.[4]

References

  1. Haefelfinger H.-R. (1963). "Remarques biologiques et systématiques au sujet de quelques Tritoniidae de la Méditerranée (Moll. Opisthobranchia)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 70(4): 61-76.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia striata (Haefelfinger, 1963). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
  3. Horst, D., 2010 (Apr 14) Tritonia striata from the French Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 17) Tritonia striata Haefelfinger, 1963. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. iNaturalist, 2021. Tritonia striata accessed on 2021-01-01.
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