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Limacia ornata

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Limacia ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Limacia
Species:
L. ornata
Binomial name
Limacia ornata
(Baba, 1937)[1]

Limacia ornata, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Distribution

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Limacia ornata was described from Japan. It has been reported from Sydney, Australia.[3] A similar animal from Western Australia may be a different species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Baba, K. (1937) Opisthobranchia of Japan (II). J. Dept. Agric. Kyushu Imp. Univ. 5(7): 289-344. (Pls.1-2)
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Limacia ornata (Baba, 1937). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-22
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (January 13) Limacia ornata (Baba, 1937). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Caballer Gutiérrez, M., Almón Pazos, B., Pérez Dieste, J., (2015) The sea slug genus Limacia Müller, 1781 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) in Europe. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 57:35-42.