Thuridilla hopei | |
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A live individual of Thuridilla hopei, head end towards the bottom | |
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Thuridilla hopei about 2 cm in length | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Plakobranchidae |
Genus: | Thuridilla |
Species: | T. hopei
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Binomial name | |
Thuridilla hopei | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Elysia splendida Grube, 1861 |
Thuridilla hopei is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae. [2]
The type locality for this marine species is Nice, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. [3] This species is also found off Spain, Portugal and Greece. It is found in the benthic zone in subtropical climates. [4]
Thuridilla hopei | |
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A live individual of Thuridilla hopei, head end towards the bottom | |
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Thuridilla hopei about 2 cm in length | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Plakobranchidae |
Genus: | Thuridilla |
Species: | T. hopei
|
Binomial name | |
Thuridilla hopei | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Elysia splendida Grube, 1861 |
Thuridilla hopei is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae. [2]
The type locality for this marine species is Nice, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. [3] This species is also found off Spain, Portugal and Greece. It is found in the benthic zone in subtropical climates. [4]