Platydoris dierythros is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2]

Platydoris dierythros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Species:
P. dierythros
Binomial name
Platydoris dierythros
Fahey & Valdés, 2003[1]

Distribution edit

This species was described from NW Australia and Northern Territory, Australia.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Fahey, S. and Valdés, A. 2003. A new species of Platydoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from North-Western Australia. [In] Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., and Jones, D.S. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Platydoris dierythros. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599523 on 2016-05-11
  3. ^ Fahey, S. and Valdés, A., 2006 (March 14) Platydoris dierythros Fahey & Valdés, 2003. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.