Doris violacea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.[3]
| Doris violacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Doris |
| Species: | D. violacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Doris violacea (Bergh, 1904)[1]
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Distribution edit
This species was described from a depth of 30-40 fathoms on the east coast of the southern island of New Zealand at various locations between the Otago Peninsula and Sumaru.
References edit
- ^ Bergh, L.S.R. (1904). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Vol. 9, Chapter 6, Part 1: 1-56, pls. 1-4, page 33.
- ^ Eliot, C.N.E. (1904). On some nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar part. III. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1903:2:354-385.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris violacea (Bergh, 1904). Accessed on 2021-04-07.