Biology:Diaulula odonoghuei
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Diaulula |
| Species: | D. odonoghuei
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| Diaulula odonoghuei (Steinberg, 1963)
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Diaulula odonoghuei, the spotted leopard dorid, is a species of dorid nudibranch found in the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] Identified as a cryptic species in 2016,[3] it is differentiated from its sister species Diaulula sandiegensis by having considerably more spots on their mantle.[3]
Description
This nudibranch grows to about 100 mm (4") in length[1] with many spots covering its mantle, this pattern can extend all the way to the edge of the mantle, a defining characteristic of this cryptic species[3]
Distribution
This dorid nudibranch ranges from the sea of Japan to northern California.[3]
Life habits
This species feeds on sponges.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Diaulula odonoghuei (Steinberg, 1963)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890436.
- ↑ Harbo, Rick M. (2017). Pacific Reef and Shore: A Photo Guide to Marine Life from Alaska to Northern California (Revised Second ed.). Harbour Publishing. ISBN 9781550177879.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lindsay, Tabitha; Kelly, Julie; Chichvarkhin, Anton; Craig, Sean; Kajihara, Hiroshi; Mackie, Joshua; Valdés, Ángel (November 2016). "Changing spots: pseudocryptic speciation in the North Pacific dorid nudibranch Diaulula sandiegensis (Cooper, 1863) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)" (in en). Journal of Molluscan Studies 82 (4): 564–574. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyw026. ISSN 0260-1230.
Wikidata ☰ Q60740393 entry
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