Lophodoris danielsseni
| Lophodoris danielsseni | |
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| The nudibranch Lophodoris danielsseni, Gulen Dive Resort, Norway | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Lophodoris |
| Species: | L. danielsseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophodoris danielsseni Friele & Hansen, 1876[1]
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Lophodoris danielsseni is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was first described from Norway. It has subsequently been reported from a few localities between Bergen and Tromsø.[3]
Description[edit]
This goniodorid nudibranch is white in colour.[4]
Ecology[edit]
Lophodoris danielsseni feeds on bryozoans.
References[edit]
- ^ Friele, H., & Hansen, G. A., 1876. [for 1875]. Bidrag til kundskaben om de norske Nudibranchier. Videnskabs-Selskabet Forhandlinger. Christiania. pp. 69-80, pl. 2.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Lophodoris danielsseni (Friele & Hansen, 1876). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2006 (January 17) [Lophodoris danielsseni Friele & Hansen, 1876. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney
- ^ Odhner, N. H. 1922. Norwegian opisthobranchiate Mollusca in the collections of the Zoological Museum of Kristiania. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 60:1-47.