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Aldisa zetlandica

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Aldisa zetlandica
Aldisa zetlandica (head end towards the right) at Gulen Dive Resort, Nyborg, Norway.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Aldisa
Species:
A. zetlandica
Binomial name
Aldisa zetlandica
(Alder & Hancock, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Doris zetlandica Alder & Hancock, 1854

Aldisa zetlandica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Shetland, United Kingdom. It has subsequently been reported from Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Azores.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Alder, J., & A. Hancock. 1854. Notice of some new species of British Nudibranchiata. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, series 2, 14(80):102-105.
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2014). Aldisa zetlandica (Alder & Hancock, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-03-09
  3. ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Aldisa zetlandica (Alder & Hancock, 1854). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-3-9