Dermatobranchus albus
Appearance
Dermatobranchus albus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Arminidae |
Genus: | Dermatobranchus |
Species: | D. albus
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Binomial name | |
Dermatobranchus albus Eliot, 1904[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Pleuroleura alba |
Dermatobranchus albus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from the Indian Ocean coast of Africa. It has been reported from Indonesia and other locations in the Indo-Pacific region.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Eliot, C.N.E., (1904). On some Nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar. Part V. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 2(1): 83-105.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Pleuroleura alba. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dermatobranchus albus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-09-30
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (June 8) Dermatobranchus albus (Eliot, 1904). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Dermatobranchus albus on Sealife Collection