Platydoris ellioti
Platydoris ellioti is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Platydoris |
| Species: | P. ellioti |
| Binomial name | |
| Platydoris ellioti (Alder & Hancock, 1864)[1] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from India. It is reported from the East coast of Africa to northern Australia.[3]
See also
Media related to Platydoris ellioti at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Alder, J. and Hancock, A. (1864) Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq., with descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 5: 113-147.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Platydoris ellioti (Alder & Hancock, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
- Rudman, W.B., 2005 (September 14) Platydoris ellioti (Alder & Hancock, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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