Doris verrucosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.[2]
The initial description by Linnaeus was based on older descriptions by Rumphius and was possibly not the species called by this name by subsequent taxonomists. In order to stabilise the nomenclature the name Doris verrucosa was conserved by the creation of a neotype.[3]
Doris verrucosa is a yellow-brown oval nudibranch with a distinctive warty skin. It has eight gills arranged around the anus and its rhinophores are perfoliate. South African animals may reach a total length of 30 mm.[4] The maximum recorded length is 70 mm.[5]
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off France, Spain, the United Kingdom and Ireland.[6] It has been reported from South Africa, where it is commonly known as the Warty dorid, but this may prove to be a separate, closely related species.[4] Records of this species from the coast of Brazil have been demonstrated to be a separate species Doris januarii.[7]
In South Africa the warty dorid feeds on the crumb-of-bread sponge, Hymeniacidon cf. perlevis, which it closely resembles in colour. Its egg mass is a tall upright collar of several complete whorls. It has been recorded from the intertidal zone to 14 m depth.[8]
Doris verrucosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
Il doride verrucoso (Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758) è un mollusco nudibranchio appartenente alla famiglia Dorididae.[1]
Corpo di colore grigio o marrone, con molti tuberculi simili a verruche, con ciuffo branchiale e rinofori dello stesso colore. Fino a 7 centimetri.
Si nutre di spugne delle specie Hymenacidon sanguinea e Halicondria panicea.[2]
Mar Mediterraneo, fatta eccezione per il Nordafrica, Oceano Atlantico orientale e occidentale, comune su fondali duri o pietrosi o su Posidonia oceanica.
Il doride verrucoso (Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758) è un mollusco nudibranchio appartenente alla famiglia Dorididae.
Doris verrucosa is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Dorididae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1758 door Linnaeus.
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Doris verrucosa é uma espécie de molusco pertencente à família Dorididae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Linnaeus, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1758.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a zona económica exclusiva.
Doris verrucosa é uma espécie de molusco pertencente à família Dorididae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Linnaeus, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1758.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a zona económica exclusiva.
