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

Discodoris aurila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Discodoris
Species:
D. aurila
Binomial name
Discodoris aurila
Marcus & Marcus, 1967
Synonyms[1]
  • Montereina aurila (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)

Distribution

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This species occurs on the Pacific Ocean coasts of Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica.[3]

Description

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Discodoris aurila is a flattened dorid which moulds itself to the surface it is resting on. It is light grey in colour with diffuse brown patches and irregular white markings. The gills and rhinophores have a pink tinge. The maximum recorded length is 50 mm.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Discodoris aurila Marcus & Marcus, 1967. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
  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.
  3. ^ Camacho-García, Y.E.; Valdés, Á. (14 March 2013). "Caryophyllidia-bearing Dorid Nudibranchs (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridacea) from Costa Rica" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 54: 65. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ^ Johnson, S. & Johnson, J., 2019. Discodoris aurila Sea of Cortez, Underwater Kwajalein.