Dermatobranchus ornatus explained

Dermatobranchus ornatus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region. It was described from the Philippines. It has been reported from Oman, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippine Islands, Indonesia,^[2] and Australia.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Dermatobranchus ornatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-09-30
2. Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356.
3. Gosliner T.M., Behrens D.W., Valdés Á. 2008. Indo-Pacific nudibranchs and sea slugs: a field guide to the world’s most diverse fauna. Gig Harbor, San Francisco: Sea Challengers/ California Academy of Sciences.
4. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 6) Dermatobranchus ornatus (Bergh, 1874). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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