Aphelodoris rubra

Aphelodoris rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Aphelodoris
Species:
A. rubra
Binomial name
Aphelodoris rubra
Bergh

Aphelodoris rubra is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc belonging to the family Dorididae.[1]

Taxonomy

Aphelodoris rubra was described by Rudolph Bergh and placed within the family Dorididae, a group of dorid nudibranchs characterised by a dorsoventrally flattened body and a mantle that typically covers the internal organs.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
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