Palio dubia (Sars, M., 1829)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Polyceroidea | |
Family | Polyceridae | |
Subfamily | Polycerinae | |
Genus | Palio | |
Species | Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 182807). |
- 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
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References for the species: Palio dubia
- Galicia: Fernández-Ovies (1979), Ortea and Urgorri (198la), Urgorri and Besteiro (1983), Rolán (1983). All references as Palio dubia.
Catalunya: Vilella (1994, citada como Palio espagnoli n. sp.).
General: Brown & Picton, 1979:14; Filatova & Zatsepin, 1948:398; Hayward, Wigham, & Yonow, 1990:716; Hunnam & Brown, 1975:145; Jutting & Engel, 1936:41; Larsen, 1925:26; Nordsieck, 1972:56; Picton & Morrow, 1994:76[P]; Roginskaya, 1987d:169; Thompson, 1988:210; Thompson & Brown, 1976:114; 1984:73[P]
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2012-2019) "Palio dubia" in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 20/09/2012, Accessed: 24/02/2019 at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/q9jai)