Diversidoris sulphurea

Diversidoris sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea

Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Diversidoris
Species: D. sulphurea
Binomial name
Diversidoris sulphurea
(Rudman, 1986)
Synonyms[1]

Noumea sulphurea Rudman, 1986 (basionym)

Diversidoris sulphurea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Distribution

This marine specie is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Rudman W.B. (1986c) The Chromodorididae (Ophistobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Noumea flava color group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 88: 307-404. page(s): 384 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597313 on 22 April 2012
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