Diversidoris flava
| Diversidoris flava | |
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| A pair of Diversidoris flava, Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Diversidoris |
| Species: | D. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Diversidoris flava (Eliot, 1904)[1]
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Diversidoris flava is a yellow species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This nudibranch was originally described from East Africa, but it has an Indo-West Pacific distribution including Australia (Queensland) and Hawaii.[3]
Description[edit]
This species is usually less than 50 mm (2.0 in) in length. It has a yellow body with an identifying red mantle margin which has two semi-permanent mantle folds about mid-body. The rhinophores and branchia (gills) are yellow. Identifying individual yellow sea slugs within the genus Diversidoris can be challenging because yellow forms exist in several related species.[4][5]
Ecology[edit]
This species is often found on the yellow sponge Hyrtios, which appears to be its preferred food source.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Eliot, C. N. E. (1904). On some nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar, part IV. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1904:1:380.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Diversidoris crocea (Rudman, 1986). Accessed on 2019-01-31.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 21) Noumea flava (Eliot, 1904). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (March 29) Noumea flava Colour Group. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
- ^ Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2017. Diversidoris flava Sea Slugs of Hawaii, accessed 2019-01-31.
External links[edit]
- Photos of Diversidoris flava on Sealife Collection