Baptodoris mimetica is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
| Baptodoris mimetica | |
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| Pacific Grove, California, 2021 | |
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: | Baptodoris |
| Species: | B. mimetica
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| Binomial name | |
| Baptodoris mimetica | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Asilomar State Park, Pacific Grove, California, with additional specimens from Santa Cruz, Carmel and Isla San Martin, Baja California, Mexico.
References
edit- ^ Gosliner, T.M. (1991) Four new species and a new genus of opisthobranch gastropods from the Pacific coast of North America. The Veliger, 34(3): 272-290.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Baptodoris mimetica Gosliner, 1991. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-14.