Geitodoris patagonica is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[1]
| Geitodoris patagonica | |
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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: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Geitodoris |
| Species: | G. patagonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Geitodoris patagonica Odhner, 1926
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Distribution edit
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Description edit
The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm.[2]
Ecology edit
Minimum recorded depth is 9 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ Schrödl M. (2003) Sea slugs of Southern South America. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 165 pp. page(s): 43 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532876 on 2012-03-01
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.