Palio amakusana is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.[2]
| Palio amakusana | |
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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: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Palio |
| Species: | P. amakusana
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| Binomial name | |
| Palio amakusana | |
Distribution edit
This species was described from Japan.
Description edit
Palio amakusana is similar in shape to Palio dubia with a high-sided body and small rounded tubercles along the pallial margin. There are slightly smaller white tubercles scattered over the back and sides. It is translucent yellow-orange in colour. There is a prominent, white, extra-brachial appendage on either side of the gills.[3]
References edit
- ^ Baba, K. (1960). The genera Polycera, Palio, Greilada and Thecacera from Japan (Nudibranchia - Polyceridae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(1):75-78, pl. 6.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Palio amakusana (Baba, 1960). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-13.
- ^ DS Exiles, (2010) Palio amakusana [in] Sea Slugs of the Mediterranean Sea and elsewhere.