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Platydoris esakii

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Platydoris esakii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Species:
P. esakii
Binomial name
Platydoris esakii
(Baba, 1936)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argus esakii Baba, 1936

Platydoris esakii 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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The holotype for this species was collected at Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Baba, K. (1936). Opisthobranchia of the Ryukyu (Okinawa) Islands. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University. 5(1): 1–49.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Platydoris esakii (Baba, 1936). Accessed on 2018-11-25.