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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: | Glossodoris |
Species: | G. moerchi
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Binomial name | |
Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879)
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Synonyms | |
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Glossodoris moerchi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [3]
The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea. [1]
Glossodoris moerchi is most likely to be a species of Felimare as Mörch describes it as similar to Felimare villafranca but with a network of lines formed of rounded, triangular or hexagonal spots. [2] The name Glossodoris moerchi was introduced by Bergh because Goniodoris picturata was preoccupied. [4]
Glossodoris moerchi | |
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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: | Glossodoris |
Species: | G. moerchi
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Binomial name | |
Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Glossodoris moerchi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [3]
The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea. [1]
Glossodoris moerchi is most likely to be a species of Felimare as Mörch describes it as similar to Felimare villafranca but with a network of lines formed of rounded, triangular or hexagonal spots. [2] The name Glossodoris moerchi was introduced by Bergh because Goniodoris picturata was preoccupied. [4]