Duvaucelia striata explained

Duvaucelia striata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch from the western Mediterranean. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Naples, Italy. It is found in the western Mediterranean from Italy to France^[2] and Spain.^[3]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia striata (Haefelfinger, 1963). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
2. Horst, D., 2010 (Apr 14) Tritonia striata from the French Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. iNaturalist, 2021. Tritonia striata accessed on 2021-01-01.
4. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 17) Tritonia striata Haefelfinger, 1963. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.^[3]

   Ecology

   Duvaucelia striata is reported to feed on the soft coral Paralcyonium elegans.

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