Doris kerguelenensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Dorididae |
Genus: | Doris |
Species: | D. kerguelenensis
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Binomial name | |
Doris kerguelenensis (Bergh, 1884)[1]
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Doris kerguelenensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The type locality for this species is the Kerguelen Islands. It has been widely reported all round Antarctica but molecular investigations suggest that it consists of a species complex and many of the synonymised names may be valid.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bergh, L. S. R. (1884). Report on the Nudibranchiata collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 10 (part 26): 1-154, pl. 1-14., page(s): 85-89, Pl. I
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris kerguelenensis (Bergh, 1884). Accessed on 2021-04-07.
- ^ Wilson N.G., Schrödl M., Halanych K.M., 2009. Ocean barriers and glaciation: evidence for explosive radiation of mitochondrial lineages in the Antarctic sea slug Doris kerguelenensis (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). Molecular Ecology 18: 965–984.
- ^ Wilson N.G., Maschek J.A., Baker B.J., 2013. A species flock driven by predation? Secondary metabolites support diversification of slugs in Antarctica. PLOS ONE 8: e80277.