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Ardeadoris electra (Rudman 1990)

Ardeadoris electra

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Ardeadoris electra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2] It was transferred to the genus Ardeadoris on the basis of DNA evidence.[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean around eastern Australia and New Caledonia.[1][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Glossodoris electra Rudman, 1990. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Ardeadoris electra. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-18
  3. ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
  4. ^ Rudman W.B. (1990) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 281
  5. ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 237
  6. ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 186
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Ardeadoris electra: Brief Summary

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Ardeadoris electra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. It was transferred to the genus Ardeadoris on the basis of DNA evidence.

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