Platydoris striata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]
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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: | Platydoris |
| Species: | P. striata
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| Platydoris striata | |
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Distribution edit
This species was described from Sri Lanka (Ceylon). It is reported from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.[3]
References edit
- ^ Kelaart, E. F. (1858). New and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, 76–124.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2015). Platydoris striata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 3) Platydoris striata (Kelaart, 1858). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.