Triopha modesta, commonly known as the modest clown dorid, is a colorful species of nudibranch sea slug. Modest clown dorids are a shellless marine, gastropod mollusk in the taxonomic family Polyceridae.[2][3]

Triopha modesta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Genus: Triopha
Species:
T. modesta
Binomial name
Triopha modesta
Bergh (1880)[1]

Taxonomy

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Considered as valid species by Martynov et al. (2015), misidentified previously as Triopha catalinae Cooper, 1863 (Martynov & Korshunova, 2011)[4]

Range

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Modest clown dorids range from the Sea of Japan to southern California.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Triopha modesta Bergh, 1880". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Modest Clown Dorid (Triopha modesta)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Triopha Bergh, 1880". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Triopha modesta Bergh, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531268 on 2023-08-08

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