Discodoris branneri

Discodoris branneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Discodoris
Species: D. branneri
Binomial name
Discodoris branneri
MacFarland, 1909
Synonyms[1]
  • Discodoris evelinae Er. Marcus, 1955
  • Discodoris hedgpethi Marcus & Marcus, 1960
  • Montereina branneri (MacFarland, 1909)

Discodoris branneri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2] [1]

Description

The maximum recorded length is 110 mm.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Discodoris branneri MacFarland, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532745 on 2015-03-06
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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