Knoutsodonta inconspicua

Knoutsodonta inconspicua (Alder & Hancock, 1851)

Knoutsodonta inconspicua Gulen dive resort, March 2012. Collected by Torjus Haukvik by Bernard Picton

Taxonomy

	Superdomain	Biota
	Kingdom	Animalia
	Phylum	Mollusca
	Class	Gastropoda
	Subclass	Heterobranchia
	Infraclass	Euthyneura
	Subterclass	Ringipleura
	Superorder	Nudipleura
	Order	Nudibranchia
	Suborder	Doridina
	Infraorder	Doridoidei
	Superfamily	Onchidoridoidea
	Family	Onchidorididae
	Genus	Atalodoris
	Species	Atalodoris inconspicua (Alder & Hancock, 1851)

	Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 1565669).

Synonyms

Doris inconspicua Alder & Hancock, 1851
Onchidoris inconspicua (Alder & Hancock, 1851)

Description

Biology

Etymology

Knoutsodonta, from the Greek meaning “lame tooth”, to represent nudibranch species that lack a rachidian or middle tooth.
Inconspicua. From latin prefix “in-“, negation + “conspicuus”, illustrious, notable, famous, striking, visible, clearly seen, in sight, in full view.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Knoutsodonta inconspicua
Sources:
: OBIS : GROC 2010-2011 : Enric Madrenas : João Pedro Silva : Bernard Picton : GBIF.ORG	: OPK : VIMAR : Manuel Ballesteros. : M@re Nostrum : Altres fonts : Marine Regions

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:	☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean:	☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean:	☆☆☆☆☆

Month

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Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Knoutsodonta inconspicua" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 20/10/2014. Accessed: 23/09/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=16307)

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