Discodoris pliconoto is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.[2]
| Discodoris pliconoto | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Discodoris |
| Species: | D. pliconoto
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| Binomial name | |
| Discodoris pliconoto Moro & Ortea, 2015[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The specimens were found in the intertidal zone or up to 1 m depth.[1]
Description
editDiscodoris pliconoto is a large dorid nudibranch, growing to at least 80 mm in length. It is cream-white in colour with diffuse spots of pale brown.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21-86. page(s): 43, pls 16-17
- ^ Discodoris pliconoto Moro & Ortea, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 January 2019.