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Platydoris formosa

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Platydoris formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Species:
P. formosa
Binomial name
Platydoris formosa
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864

Platydoris formosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from India. It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Zanzibar, Africa to Hawaii.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Caballer, M. (2015). Platydoris formosa. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 11) Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.