Ardeadoris symmetrica explained

Ardeadoris symmetrica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1] [2]

Distribution

This species is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean.[3] The type specimen was found in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Ardeadoris symmetrica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-18.
  2. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479.
  3. http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/glossymm Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990
  4. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 241