Sclerodoris prea
| Sclerodoris prea | |
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| Dorsal view of Sclerodoris prea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Sclerodoris |
| Species: | S. prea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerodoris prea (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sclerodoris prea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Sclerodoris prea includes Florida, Venezuela, Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados and Panama.[2]
Description
The body is oval and mantle is rigid.[2] Dorsum is covered with numerous caryophyllidia.[2] Larger tubercles are arranged in two rows along the visceral hump, with a longitudinal depression in the center.[2] Rhinophores are elongate, gill is composed of multipinnate branchial leaves.[2] Background color is cream-brown with numerous dark brown spots.[2] Black patches are present along the center of the visceral hump.[2] Rhinophores are cream with dark spots and gill is gray with opaque white spots.[2] The maximum recorded body length is 40 mm.[3][2]
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m.[3] It was found under rocks in Panama.[2] This species probably feeds on sponges.[2]
References
This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference[2]
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). Sclerodoris prea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533411 on 2016-05-12
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Goodheart J. A., Ellingson R. A., Vital X. G., Galvão Filho H. C., McCarthy J. B., Medrano S. M., Bhave V. J., García-Méndez K., Jiménez L. M., López G. & Hoover C. A. (2016). "Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama". Marine Biodiversity Records 9(1): 56. doi:10.1186/s41200-016-0048-z
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.