Biology:Diaulula odonoghuei

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Diaulula odonoghuei
Diaulula odonoghuei from Patrick's Point, CA.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Diaulula
Species:
D. odonoghuei
Binomial name
Diaulula odonoghuei
(Steinberg, 1963)
Synonyms[1]
  • Steinberg, 1963 O'Donoghue, 1922
  • Doridigitata maculata Doris echinata
  • O'Donoghue, 1926 Doris odonoghuei
Diaulula odonoghuei from Patrick's Point, CA

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. 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. 
  2. 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. 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. 

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