Biology:Palio dubia

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Palio dubia
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Palio dubia, Gulen, Norway.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Palio
Species:
P. dubia
Binomial name
Palio dubia
(M. Sars, 1829) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Doris illuminata Gould, 1841
  • Euplocamus hollboelli Møller, 1842
  • Palio lessonii (d'Orbigny, 1837)
  • Palio pallida Bergh, 1880
  • Polycera citrina Alder & Hancock, 1841
  • Polycera dubia M. Sars, 1829
  • Polycera lessoni d'Orbigny, 1837
  • Polycera lessonii d'Orbigny, 1837
  • Polycera modesta Lovén, 1846
  • Polycera pudica Lovén, 1846

Palio dubia is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Norway . It has subsequently been reported from the United Kingdom north to Scandinavia, Russia and Greenland. It has also been reported from the Pacific coast of Canada.[3]

Ecology

In Scotland and Ireland Palio dubia feeds on the bryozoan Eucratea loricata.[4]

References

  1. Sars, Michael. (1829). Bidrag til Södyrenes Naturhistorie. Chr. Dahl, Bergen 1-60
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-13
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 17) Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.

Wikidata ☰ Q3806331 entry