Sclerodoris prea explained

Sclerodoris prea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Sclerodoris prea includes Florida, Venezuela, Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados and Panama.

Description

The body is oval and mantle is rigid. Dorsum is covered with numerous caryophyllidia. Larger tubercles are arranged in two rows along the visceral hump, with a longitudinal depression in the center. Rhinophores are elongate, gill is composed of multipinnate branchial leaves. Background color is cream-brown with numerous dark brown spots. Black patches are present along the center of the visceral hump. Rhinophores are cream with dark spots and gill is gray with opaque white spots. The maximum recorded body length is 40 mm.^[2]

Ecology

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m.^[2] It was found under rocks in Panama. This species probably feeds on sponges.

References

This article incorporates Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) text from the reference^[3]

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Sclerodoris prea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533411 on 2016-05-12
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
3. Goodheart J. A., Ellingson R. A., Vital X. G., Galvão Filho H. C., McCarthy J. B., Medrano S. M., Bhave V. J., García-Méndez K., Jiménez L. M., López G. & Hoover C. A. (2016). "Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama". Marine Biodiversity Records 9(1): 56.