Doris pseudoargus

Doris pseudoargus
Doris pseudoargus, Burtonport, Co Donegal, Ireland.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species: D. pseudoargus
Binomial name
Doris pseudoargus
Rapp, 1827[1]
Synonyms

Archidoris pseudoargus (Rapp, 1827)

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

Distribution

This species was described from Le Havre, France. A neotype was designated in 2002 based on a specimen from Locmariaquer, Atlantic coast of France.[3] It has been reported from Norway south to the Mediterranean Sea.[4]

References

  1. Rapp W. L. von (1827). Ueber das Molluskengeschlecht Doris und Beschreibung einiger neue Arten derselben. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 13 (2): 516-522, page(s): 519
  2. Gofas, S. (2005). Doris pseudoargus. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-03.
  3. Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136: 535-636.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (June 12) Archidoris pseudoargus (Rapp, 1827). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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