Dermatobranchus rubidus
| Dermatobranchus rubidus | |
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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. rubidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermatobranchus rubidus | |
Dermatobranchus rubidus 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 Hawaii. It has subsequently been reported from New Zealand where it was described as Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Gould A.A. 1852. Molluscs and shells. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1832–1842 12 1–510, with an Atlas of plates, 1856.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Dermatobranchus rubidus. 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.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 30) Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.