Diaphorodoris papillata explained

Diaphorodoris papillata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calycidorididae.^[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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-24.
2. Herrero-Barrencua A., Moro L. & Ortea J. (2016). "Primeros registros de Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938 y Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) en las islas Canarias. Firsts records of Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938 and Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) in the Canary Islands". Vieraea 44: 121-126.
3. Book: Editrice La Conchiglia. Giannuzzi-Savelli. Riccardo. Chemello. Renato. Cattaneo-Vietti. Riccardo. Atlas of Mediterranean nudibranchs. Atlante dei nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. Roma. 1991.
4. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (February 7) Diaphorodoris papillata Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. It was reported from Canary Islands in 2016.^[2]

   Description

   The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.^[3]

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