Moridilla brockii

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moridilla brockii
B156753.jpg
The nudibranch Moridilla brockii, Padangbai, Bali, Indonesia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Moridilla
Species:
M. brockii
Binomial name
Moridilla brockii
Bergh, 1888[1]

Moridilla brockii is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

This species is considered a nomen dubium.

Distribution[]

The type locality of Moridilla brockii is the Sunda Sea which is an old name for the Flores Sea. This species is considered to be widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.[3] It was redescribed from the Gulf of Mannar, India.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Bergh, L. S. R. 1888. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Aeolidiaden. IX. Verhandlungen der königlichkaiserlich Zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (Abhandlungen) 38:673-706, pls.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Moridilla brockii Bergh, 1888. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-08
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (October 14) Moridilla brockii Bergh, 1888. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Rao, K.P. (1965) Moridilla brockii Bergh 1888, redescribed with notes on anatomy and early development. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, India, 7(1): 61-68.
Retrieved from ""