Doriopsilla nigrocera

Doriopsilla nigrocera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllidioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Ringipleura Superordo: Nudipleura Ordo: Nudibranchia Subordo: Doridina Infraordo: Doridoidei Superfamilia: Phyllidioidea

Familia: Dendrodorididae
Genus: Doriopsilla
Species: Doriopsilla nigrocera

Name

• Doriopsilla nigrocera Yonow, 2012: fig. 15, plate 59

Holotype: SMF 337105.

Type locality: Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia): 25 × 17 mm pres., Jubail, Dahwat ad Daffi, 03 April 1992, leg. F Krupp.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the very distinctive black rhinophores, unique to this species of Doriopsilla.

References

Primary references

• Yonow, N. 2012: Opisthobranchs from the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species and ten new records (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys 197: 1–129. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.197.1728 . Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Doriopsilla nigrocera – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Doriopsilla nigrocera.
• ION