Palio nothus

Palio nothus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[3]

Palio nothus
Palio nothus, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Palio
Species:
P. nothus
Binomial name
Palio nothus
Synonyms
  • Triopa nothus Johnston, 1838
  • Polycera ocellata Alder & Hancock, 1842

Distribution

This species was described from Prestonpans Bay, Firth of Forth, Scotland. It has subsequently been reported from the United Kingdom north to Scandinavia, Russia and Greenland. It has also been reported from the Pacific coast of Canada.[4]

Ecology

In the north-east Atlantic Palio nothus feeds on bryozoans of the genus Bowerbankia.[5]

References
  1. Johnston, G. 1838a. Miscellanea zoologica. IV. The Scottish Mollusca Nudibranchia. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 1(1):44-56, pls. 2-3.
  2. Johnston, G. 1838b. Miscellanea zoologica. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 1(2):114-125.
  3. Gofas, S. (2015). Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (June 5) Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., (2010). Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
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