Triopha modesta explained

Triopha modesta, commonly known as the modest clown dorid, is a colorful species of nudibranch sea slug. Modest clown dorids are a shellless marine, gastropod mollusk in the taxonomic family Polyceridae.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

Considered as valid species by Martynov et al. (2015), misidentified previously as Triopha catalinae Cooper, 1863 (Martynov & Korshunova, 2011)^[3]

Range

Modest clown dorids range from the Sea of Japan to southern California.

Further reading

• Bergh, L. S. R. (1880). On the nudibranchiate gasteropod mollusca of the north Pacific Ocean, with special reference to those of Alaska. Part II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 32: 40-127.
• Martynov, A.; Sanamyan, N.; Korshunova, T. (2015). [in Russian] Review of the opisthobranch mollusc fauna of Russian Far Eastern seas: Pleurobranchomorpha, Doridida and Nudibranchia. Bulletin оf Kamchatka State Technical University. 34: 62-87]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Modest Clown Dorid (Triopha modesta) . iNaturalist . 1 August 2023 .
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Triopha Bergh, 1880 . www.marinespecies.org . 10 August 2023 . en.
3. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Triopha modesta Bergh, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531268 on 2023-08-08