Discodoris aurila explained

Discodoris aurila is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species occurs on the Pacific Ocean coasts of Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica.^[3]

Description

Discodoris aurila is a flattened dorid which moulds itself to the surface it is resting on. It is light grey in colour with diffuse brown patches and irregular white markings. The gills and rhinophores have a pink tinge. The maximum recorded length is 50 mm.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
2. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Discodoris aurila Marcus & Marcus, 1967. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-05-11
3. Camacho-García, Y.E.. Valdés, Á.. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 14 March 2013. 54. Caryophyllidia-bearing Dorid Nudibranchs (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridacea) from Costa Rica. 65. 11 May 2016.
4. Johnson, S. & Johnson, J., 2019. Discodoris aurila Sea of Cortez, Underwater Kwajalein.