Durvilledoris albofimbria
| Durvilledoris albofimbria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Durvilledoris |
| Species: | D. albofimbria |
| Binomial name | |
| Durvilledoris albofimbria Rudman, 1995[1] | |
Durvilledoris albofimbria is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]
Distribution
This nudibranch is known from New Caledonia.[1]
Description
Durvilledoris albofimbria has a pale-pink body, a thin white-lined mantle and pale orange gills and rhinophores.[1]
This species can reach a total length of at least 11 mm,[1] and like all Chromodorids, feeds on sponges.[2]
References
- Rudman, W.B. (1995) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species from New Caledonia and the Noumea romeri colour group. Molluscan Research, 16: 1-43.
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