Platydoris cinerobranchiata
Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae

PHOTO

Tulagi, Florida group, Solomon Islands. April 2002, approx 5 meters. Approx 19cm long. Photo: Bruce Potter

Prior to its naming, this species was known on the Forum as Platydoris sp. 3.

Reference:
• K.M. Dorgan, A. Valdes and T.M. Gosliner. 2002. Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta, 31: 271-319.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2003 (January 2) Platydoris cinerobranchiata Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/platcine

Related messages

  1. Platydoris sp. 3 = Platydoris cinerobranchiata
    From: Terry Gosliner, January 4, 2003
  2. Platydoris cf. formosa from the Solomons
    From: Bruce Potter, May 7, 2002

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