Aphelodoris luctuosa
| Aphelodoris luctuosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Aphelodoris |
| Species: | A. luctuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphelodoris luctuosa (Cheeseman, 1882)
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Aphelodoris luctuosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dorididae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand waters [source: NZOR. It has the following names as synonyms:[2]
- Aphelodoris affinis
- Aphelodoris cheesemani [unjustified replacement name]
- Aphelodoris purpurea
- [original combination (="basionym" in botany)]
It must not be confused with Aphelodoris luctuosa Bergh, 1905, which has been renamed Aphelodoris berghi Odhner, 1924, because of the homonymy.
References[]
- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ^ Enderby, T. & Enderby, J. 2005. New Zealand's endemic nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Vita malacologica, (3): 1-10.
External links[]
Data related to Aphelodoris luctuosa at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Dorididae
- Gastropods described in 1882
- Nudipleura stubs