Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Discodorididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This species has a flattened, coriaceous dorsum covered with caryophyllidia, slightly raised rhinophoral sheaths; the penis is armed with hooks and the vagina is unarmed; the labial cuticle and radular teeth are smooth, hamate with the outermost lateral teeth multi-denticulate (Ref. 128438).
Found in intertidal zone, under rocks by brushing blocks of dead coral on the margin of the fringing reef flat (Ref. 128438).
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Innabi, J., Stout C.C. and A. Valdes 2023 Seven new "cryptic" species of Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) from New Caledonia. Zookeys 1152:45-95. (Ref. 128438)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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