Durvilledoris pusilla

Durvilledoris pusilla
Durvilledoris pusilla
Durvilledoris pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Durvilledoris
Species: D. pusilla
Binomial name
Durvilledoris pusilla
(Bergh, 1874)[1]

Durvilledoris pusilla is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

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Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

Durvilledoris pusilla has a pink-orange body, gills and rhinophores. The mantle is edged with a thick pale yellow band, and there are two white spots on its dorsum. This species is easily confused with other similarly coloured nudibranchs, especially Noumea varians and Noumea norba.[1]

This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm,[1] and like all Chromodorids, feeds on sponges.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e [1]
  2. ^ http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8044
  • Rudman, W. B. (1986) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Noumea purpurea and Chromodoris decora colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 86(4): 309-353

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