Aphelodoris gigas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Doridoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Ringipleura Superordo: Nudipleura Ordo: Nudibranchia Subordo: Doridina Infraordo: Doridoidei Superfamilia: Doridoidea

Familia: Dorididae
Genus: Aphelodoris
Species: Aphelodoris gigas

Name

Aphelodoris gigas Wilson, 2003

• • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: unchangeable?
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Aphelodoris gigas
  • Original genus: Aphelodoris Bergh, 1879
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'live length 123 mm, preserved length 60 mm'
    • Repository: WAM S12641
  • Type locality: 'north-west Enderby Island, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, 20°35.119’S, 116°28.908’E, 8 m'
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References

Primary references

• Wilson, N.G. 2003. Australian Aphelodoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia): two new species, sperm ultrastructure and a redescription of Aphelodoris greeni Burn. Pp. 563–587 in: Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (eds.), The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia, volume 2. Western Australian Museum, Perth. ISBN 1920843078. ISBN 9781920843076. (PDF) Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 564, and figs. 1A, 2A, 3A–D, F, 4, 8]

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