Platydoris maculata
Bouchet, 1977
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Atlantic coast of Europe [Bay of Biscay (43°50'N, 06°09'W, 500-540 m)], also Mediterranean deep water
PHOTO
Locality: 9 miles off Gozo Island, 306 metres, Malta, Mediterranean, 26-July 2006, bathyal. Length: 20 mm. Photographer: C. Mifsud.
Some authors consider Platydoris maculata Bouchet, 1977 and Platydoris stomascuta Bouchet, 1977 to belong the genus Baptodoris [see message #2809], and Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner (2002) suggest that it is almost certainly a synonym of Baptodoris cinnabarina Bergh, 1884.
- Ballesteros, M. and Valdés, A. (1999) Redescripcion de Baptodoris cinnabarina Bergh, 1884 (Opisthobranchia, Doridina, Platydorididae) y discusion taxonomica de otras especies del genero Baptodoris Bergh, 1884. Iberus, 17: 27-35.
- Bouchet P., (1977) Opisthobranches de profondeur de l'Ocean Atlantique. II Notaspidea et Nudibranchiata. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 43 (1):28-60
- Dorgan, K. M., Valdés, A. & Gosliner, T. M. (2002) Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta, 31(3): 271-319.
Rudman, W.B., 2006 (November 7) Platydoris maculata Bouchet, 1977 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/platmacu
