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Tyrannodoris europaea (García-Gómez 1985)

Tyrannodoris europaea

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Tyrannodoris europaea, is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

The size of this nudibranch's mitochondrial DNA is 14,472 bp,[2] which is one of the smallest among the Metazoa.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean including the Azores and Canary Islands.[3]

References

  1. ^ Garcia-Gomez, J.C. (1985) A new species of Roboastra (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) from the Gibraltar Strait (southern Spain). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 51: 169-176.
  2. ^ a b Grande, C.; Templado, J.; Cervera, J. L.; Zardoya, R. (2002). "The complete mitochondrial genome of the nudibranch Roboastra europaea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) supports the monophyly of opisthobranchs". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19 (10): 1672–1685. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003990. PMID 12270894.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (February 11) Roboastra europaea García Gómez, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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Tyrannodoris europaea: Brief Summary

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Tyrannodoris europaea, is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

The size of this nudibranch's mitochondrial DNA is 14,472 bp, which is one of the smallest among the Metazoa.

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