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Discodoris pliconoto

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Discodoris pliconoto
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Discodoris
Species:
D. pliconoto
Binomial name
Discodoris pliconoto
Moro & Ortea, 2015[1]

Discodoris pliconoto is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The specimens were found in the intertidal zone or up to 1 m depth.[1]

Description

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Discodoris pliconoto is a large dorid nudibranch, growing to at least 80 mm in length. It is cream-white in colour with diffuse spots of pale brown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21-86. page(s): 43, pls 16-17
  2. ^ Discodoris pliconoto Moro & Ortea, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 January 2019.