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Platydoris sabulosa

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Platydoris sabulosa
Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Species:
P. sabulosa
Binomial name
Platydoris sabulosa
Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002[1]

Platydoris sabulosa 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 Sumilon Island, Oslob, Cebu, Philippines, 9°26′05″N 123°23′23″E / 9.4346°N 123.3897°E / 9.4346; 123.3897. It has been reported from southeast Queensland, Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dorgan K.M., Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta 31 (3): 271–319
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Platydoris sabulosa. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2007 (June 14) Platydoris sabulosa Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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