Spurilla dupontae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
| Spurilla dupontae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Spurilla |
| Species: | S. dupontae
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| Binomial name | |
| Spurilla dupontae Carmona, Lei, Pola, Gosliner, Valdés & Cervera, 2014[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from two specimens collected at Stocking Island, Bahamas. It has also been reported from Martinique.[3]
Description
editSpurilla dupontae has an elongate body, tapering abruptly to the tail. The body is translucent white to yellowish-brown. There is an ochre to brownish-green reticulate pattern and white spots all over the dorsum and cerata. The rhinophores, oral tentacles and foot corners have the same reticulate pattern as the body. The rhinophores are perfoliate, with white tips and 9–12 lamellae.[3]
References
edit- ^ Carmona L, Lei BR, Pola M, Gosliner TM, Valdés Á, Cervera JL. (2014). Untangling the Spurilla neapolitana (Delle Chiaje, 1841) species complex: a review of the genus Spurilla Bergh, 1864 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidiidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170(1):132–54.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Spurilla dupontae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-21.
- ^ a b Caballer, M. and Buske, Y. (2016). First record of the Bahamian mollusc Spurilla dupontae (Mollusca: Aeolidiidae) in the Caribbean subprovince. Marine Biodiversity Records 9:20 DOI: 10.1186/s41200-016-0021-x