Dermatobranchus ornatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Genus: | Dermatobranchus |
| Species: | D. ornatus
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| Dermatobranchus ornatus | |
Dermatobranchus ornatus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region. It was described from the Philippines. It has been reported from Oman, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippine Islands, Indonesia,[3] and Australia.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Bergh R. 1874. Malacologische untersuchungen. In: Semper C., ed. Reisen im archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Theil 1, Heft 6. Wies- baden: Kreidel, 278–285.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dermatobranchus ornatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-09-30
- ^ Gosliner T.M. & Fahey S.J. (2011) Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 245–356.
- ^ Gosliner T.M., Behrens D.W., Valdés Á. 2008. Indo-Pacific nudibranchs and sea slugs: a field guide to the world’s most diverse fauna. Gig Harbor, San Francisco: Sea Challengers/ California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 6) Dermatobranchus ornatus (Bergh, 1874). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.