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Platydoris striata

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Platydoris striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Species:
P. striata
Binomial name
Platydoris striata
(Kelaart, 1858)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Doris striata Kelaart, 1858)

Platydoris striata 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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This species was described from Sri Lanka (Ceylon). It is reported from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kelaart, E. F. (1858). New and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, 76–124.
  2. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2015). Platydoris striata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 3) Platydoris striata (Kelaart, 1858). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.