Glossodoris moerchi

Glossodoris moerchi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[3]

Glossodoris moerchi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Glossodoris
Species:
G. moerchi
Binomial name
Glossodoris moerchi
(Bergh, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chromodoris mörchii Bergh, 1879
  • Goniodoris picturata Mörch, 1863[2]

Distribution

The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.[1]

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.[2] The name Glossodoris moerchi was introduced by Bergh because Goniodoris picturata was preoccupied.[4]

References

  1. Bergh, L.S.R. (1879). Neue Chromodoriden. Malakozoologische Blätter. N.F. 1: 87-116, page 99, Taf.III, fig 26.
  2. Mörch, O. A. (1863). Contributions la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. Journal de Conchyliologie. 11: 21-43., page 35.
  3. MolluscaBase (2018). Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879). Accessed on 2018-12-17.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 20). Comment on Re: Glossodoris sedna from Utila, Honduras by Ray Simpson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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