Ardeadoris averni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Ardeadoris |
Species: | A. averni
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Binomial name | |
Ardeadoris averni | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Glossodoris averni Rudman, 1985 ( basionym) |
Ardeadoris averni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2] It was transferred to the genus Ardeadoris on the basis of DNA evidence. [3]
This species was described from the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. It is also found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. [4]
Ardeadoris averni is white with a bright red border to the mantle. The gills and rhinophores are white with red lines. It grows to 55 mm in length. [5] [6] [7]
Ardeadoris averni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Ardeadoris |
Species: | A. averni
|
Binomial name | |
Ardeadoris averni | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Glossodoris averni Rudman, 1985 ( basionym) |
Ardeadoris averni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2] It was transferred to the genus Ardeadoris on the basis of DNA evidence. [3]
This species was described from the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. It is also found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. [4]
Ardeadoris averni is white with a bright red border to the mantle. The gills and rhinophores are white with red lines. It grows to 55 mm in length. [5] [6] [7]