Geitodoris rubens Vayssière, 1919
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Doridoidea | |
Family | Discodorididae | |
Genus | Geitodoris | |
Species | Geitodoris rubens (Vayssière, 1919) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139583). |
Synonyms
- Discodoris rubens Vayssière, 1919
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Geitodoris. From Greek “geitonos”, neighbor (meaning close or similar) + “Doris”, in Greek mythology, the wife of Nereus, a sea nymph and mother of the Nereids.
- Rubens. From Latin “rubens”, blushed.
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Geitodoris rubens" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 24/11/2015. Accessed: 31/01/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/CebXw)