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Doris viridis

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Doris viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species:
D. viridis
Binomial name
Doris viridis
(Pease, 1861)[1]
Synonyms

Doriopsis viridis Pease, 1861

Doris viridis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Tahiti. It has been reported from the Hawaiian Islands[3] and Red Beach, Hontou (East coast), Okinawa, Japan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Pease, W. H. 1861. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Pacific Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 242-247, page 244.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Doris viridis (Pease, 1861). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-05.
  3. ^ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P. (2016) Doris viridis Pease, 1861 In: Sea Slugs of Hawaii
  4. ^ 2015 Doris viridis Pease, 1861 SeaSlug World.