''Doriprismatica sibogae'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, a dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
, a shell-less
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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in the family
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.� ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018)]
''Doriprismatica sibogae'' (Bergh, 1905).
Accessed on 2019-01-31.
Distribution
This species is found in the tropical
Pacific Ocean
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and is known from
Indonesia
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,
Fiji
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and
French Polynesia
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.
[Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 18]
''Glossodoris sibogae'' (Bergh, 1905).
nSea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description
''Doriprismatica sibogae'' is very similar in appearance to ''
Doriprismatica atromarginata
''Doriprismatica atromarginata'' is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Doriprismatica atromarginata'' (Cuvier, 1804).Accessed on 2018-12-25.
...
'', but can be distinguished from that species by the intense yellow colour of the mantle and foot. The black mantle edge is separated from the yellow of the back by a white line.
[Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) ''Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna''. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 233]
References
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Chromodorididae
Gastropods described in 1905