Palio nothus
| Palio nothus | |
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| Palio nothus, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Palio |
| Species: | P. nothus
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| Palio nothus | |
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Palio nothus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Prestonpans Bay, Firth of Forth, Scotland. It has subsequently been reported from the United Kingdom north to Scandinavia, Russia and Greenland. It has also been reported from the Pacific coast of Canada.[4]
Ecology
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In the north-east Atlantic Palio nothus feeds on bryozoans of the genus Bowerbankia.[5] Its eggs are laid in a short ribbon-like spiral.
References
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- ^ Johnston, G. 1838a. Miscellanea zoologica. IV. The Scottish Mollusca Nudibranchia. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 1(1):44-56, pls. 2-3.
- ^ Johnston, G. 1838b. Miscellanea zoologica. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 1(2):114-125.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (June 5) Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., (2010). Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.