Platydoris formosa
Platydoris formosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Platydoris formosa | |
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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. formosa |
Binomial name | |
Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864)[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Distribution
This species was described from India. It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Zanzibar, Africa to Hawaii.[3]
References
- Alder, J. & 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.
- Caballer, M. (2015). Platydoris formosa. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 11) Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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