Actinocyclus verrucosus
Sidem, Bali, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Actinocyclidae
Genus: Actinocyclus
Species:
A. verrucosus
Binomial name
Actinocyclus verrucosus
Synonyms[2]
  • Actinocyclus laevis (Bergh, 1890)
  • Sphaerodoris laevis Bergh, 1890
  • Aldisa nhatrangensis Risbec, 1956

Actinocyclus verrucosus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Actinocyclidae.

Distribution

This species was described from Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.[3][4]

References

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  1. ↑ Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828 or 1831) Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones animalium evertebratorum sepositis insectis quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam Occidentalem--novae aut illustratae redierunt. Decas 1 Mollusca.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed on 2018-11-06.
  3. ↑ Valdés, A. (2002) Review of the genus Actinocyclus Ehrenberg, 1831 (Opisthobranchia: Doridoidea). The Veliger 45: 193-202.
  4. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 4) Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.


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