Biology:Duvaucelia manicata
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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: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Duvaucelia |
| Species: | D. manicata
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| Duvaucelia manicata | |
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Duvaucelia manicata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
Drawing of dorsal view of Duvaucelia manicata from its original description by Gérard Paul Deshayes.
Distribution
This species was described from France . It is known from the Mediterranean Sea north to south-west England.[3]
Ecology
The diet of this species is a soft coral.
References
- ↑ (in French) Deshayes G. P. (1839-1853). Traité élémentaire de conchyliologie avec les applications de cette science à la geologie. Explication des planches. page 59. (1839-1857). Atlas Plate 93. Paris.
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia manicata (Deshayes, 1853). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 28) Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Wikidata ☰ Q3201267 entry
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