Paromoionchis tumidus explained

Paromoionchis tumidus is a species of small, air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae.^[1]

Distribution

Paromoionchis tumidus is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Japan in the north, to Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, the Andaman Islands, Indonesia, and Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland).

Synonymized names

The following names have been synonymized with Paromoionchis tumidus:

• Onchidium samarense Semper, 1880
• Onchidium mertoni Simroth, 1918
• Onchidium hongkongense Britton, 1984

External links

• Video of Paromoionchis tumidus in its natural environment on YouTube (under the synonymized name Onchidium hongkongense).

Notes and References

1. Dayrat. Benoît. Goulding. Tricia C.. Khalil. Munawar. Apte. Deepak. Bourke. Adam J.. Comendador. Joseph. Tan. Shau Hwai. 2019-02-22. A new genus and three new species of mangrove slugs from the Indo-West Pacific (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Euthyneura: Onchidiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. en. 500. 10.5852/ejt.2019.500. 2118-9773. free.