Ardeadoris egretta explained

Ardeadoris egretta, the heron ardeadoris, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. It is the type species of the genus Ardeadoris.[1]

Description

This white slug with a yellow border grows to a length of about .

Distribution

The species is found in depths of in tropical habitats. It was described from Escape Reef and other sites on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. It occurs in the Indian Ocean and the tropical Western Pacific in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Solomon Islands.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rudman, W. B. . The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 1990 . 100 . 3 . 263–326 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1990.tb01864.x.
  2. Rudman, W. B., 1999 (January 16) Ardeadoris egretta Rudman, 1984. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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