Diaphorodoris papillata
Species of gastropod
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Diaphorodoris papillata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calycidorididae.[2]
| Diaphorodoris papillata | |
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| A mating pair of Diaphorodoris papillata, Banyuls-sur-Mer. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Calycidorididae |
| Genus: | Diaphorodoris |
| Species: | D. papillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Naples, Italy; Villefranche-sur-Mer and Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. It is reported from the Strait of Gibraltar to Israel.[3] It was reported from Canary Islands in 2016.[4]
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.[5]