Tyrannodoris europaea
Species of gastropod
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Tyrannodoris europaea, is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
| Tyrannodoris europaea | |
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| Tyrannodoris europaea, pale form | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Genus: | Tyrannodoris |
| Species: | T. europaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Tyrannodoris europaea (García-Gómez, 1985)[1] | |
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The size of this nudibranch's mitochondrial DNA is 14,472 bp,[2] which is one of the smallest among the Metazoa.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean including the Azores and Canary Islands.[3]