Neptunazurea porterae
Species of gastropod
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Neptunazurea porterae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[3][4][5] It was named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in honor of his wife Wilmatte Porter Cockerell.[6]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Neptunazurea |
| Species: | N. porterae |
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| Neptunazurea porterae | |
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Distribution
This species was described from rockpools at La Jolla, California. It is reported from Monterey Bay, California to Bahía Tortugas, Baja California, Mexico.[7][8][9]