Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Species of gastropod
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Diaphorodoris luteocincta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calycidorididae.[2]
| Diaphorodoris luteocincta | |
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| The nudibranch Diaphorodoris luteocincta, Isle of Man, Irish Sea. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Calycidorididae |
| Genus: | Diaphorodoris |
| Species: | D. luteocincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphorodoris luteocincta | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Vallø (Tønsberg), Norway. It is reported from Norway south along the Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4][5]
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 8 mm.[6]