Palio dubia

Palio dubia (Sars, M., 1829)

Palio dubia by Alexander Semenov

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassRingipleura
SuperorderNudipleura
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridida
InfraorderDoridoidei
SuperfamilyPolyceroidea
FamilyPolyceridae
SubfamilyPolycerinae
GenusPalio
SpeciesPalio dubia (M. Sars, 1829)
Synonyms

  • Doris illuminata Gould, 1841
  • Euplocamus hollboelli Møller, 1842
  • Palio pallida Bergh, 1880
  • Polycera citrina Alder & Hancock, 1841
  • Polycera dubia M. Sars, 1829 (original)
  • Polycera lessoni d’Orbigny, 1837 
  • Polycera lessonii d’Orbigny, 1837
  • Polycera modesta Lovén, 1846
  • Polycera pudica Lovén, 1846 
  • Polycera zosterae O’Donoghue, 1924

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Dubia. From Latin “dubius”, doubtful, uncertain. Because of the doubts created by its classification and the disputes related to its taxonomy.

Distribution

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

Abundance

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

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Palio dubia based on our own records.

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Bibliography

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Palio dubia" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 20/09/2012. Accessed: 04/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=2322)