Doris kerguelenensis explained

Doris kerguelenensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.^[1]

Distribution

The type locality for this species is the Kerguelen Islands. It has been widely reported all round Antarctica but molecular investigations suggest that it consists of a species complex and many of the synonymised names may be valid.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Doris kerguelenensis (Bergh, 1884). Accessed on 2021-04-07.
2. Wilson N.G., Schrödl M., Halanych K.M., 2009. Ocean barriers and glaciation: evidence for explosive radiation of mitochondrial lineages in the Antarctic sea slug Doris kerguelenensis (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). Molecular Ecology 18: 965–984.
3. Wilson N.G., Maschek J.A., Baker B.J., 2013. A species flock driven by predation? Secondary metabolites support diversification of slugs in Antarctica. PLOS ONE 8: e80277.