''Duvaucelia manicata'' is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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in the family Tritoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020)
MolluscaBase. ''Duvaucelia manicata'' (Deshayes, 1853).
Accessed on 2021-01-01.

Distribution

This species was described from France. It is known from the Mediterranean Sea north to south-west England.Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 28
''Tritonia manicata'' Deshayes, 1853.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Ecology

The diet of this species is a soft coral.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3201267 Tritoniidae Gastropods described in 1853