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Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda

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Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda from Princeton Harbor, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Calycidorididae
Genus: Diaphorodoris
Species:
D. lirulatocauda
Binomial name
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Millen, 1985[1]

Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calycidorididae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Earl's Cove, British Columbia, 49°45′N 124°01′W / 49.750°N 124.017°W / 49.750; -124.017.[1] It occurs from Alaska south to Baja California, Mexico.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Millen, S. V. (1985). The nudibranch genera Onchidoris & Diaphorodoris (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) in the northeastern Pacific. Veliger 28(1):80-93.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda Millen, 1985. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-21.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 10) Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda Millen, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.