Actinocyclus papillatus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Actinocyclidae.[1]
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| live Actinocyclus papillatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Actinocyclidae |
| Genus: | Actinocyclus |
| Species: | A. papillatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Actinocyclus papillatus (Bergh, 1878)
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Distribution edit
Actinocyclus papillatus is found in the tropical Western Indo-Pacific Ocean.[1]
Description edit
This nudibranch grows up to 100 mm in length.
Ecology edit
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References edit
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- ^ a b Valdés, A. (2002) Review of the genus Actinocyclus Ehrenberg, 1831 (Opisthobranchia: Doridoidea). The Veliger 45: 193-202. Accessed through: Sea Slug Forum at http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/actipapi on 2012-02-26
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