Dermatobranchus albus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.[3]
| Dermatobranchus albus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Genus: | Dermatobranchus |
| Species: | D. albus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermatobranchus albus Eliot, 1904[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pleuroleura alba | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from the Indian Ocean coast of Africa. It has been reported from Indonesia and other locations in the Indo-Pacific region.[4]
References
edit- ^ Eliot, C.N.E., (1904). On some Nudibranchs from East Africa and Zanzibar. Part V. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 2(1): 83-105.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Pleuroleura alba. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-06
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dermatobranchus albus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-09-30
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (June 8) Dermatobranchus albus (Eliot, 1904). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
edit- Photos of Dermatobranchus albus on Sealife Collection