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Species of gastropod

Doris sticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species: D. sticta
Binomial name
Doris sticta
(Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Doris maculata Garstang, 1895 : junior homonym of Doris maculata Montagu, 1804
  • Doridigitata sticta Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923 (original combination)

Doris sticta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Plymouth, Devon, England. It has been reported from Ireland south to the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. Iredale, T., & O'Donohue, C.H., (1923). List of British nudibranchiate Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 15(4):195-200.
  2. Garstang, W. (1895). On Doris maculata, a new species of nudibranchiate mollusk found at Plymouth. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, new series 4(2):167-168.
  3. Gofas, S. (2004). Doris sticta (Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-28.
  4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Doris sticta Iredale & O'Donoghue. [In Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-11-28.
  5. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (July 9) Doris sticta (Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Doris sticta
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