Duvaucelia manicata

Duvaucelia manicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Duvaucelia
Species:
D. manicata
Binomial name
Duvaucelia manicata
(Deshayes, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853

Duvaucelia manicata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]

Drawing of dorsal view of Duvaucelia manicata from its original description by Gérard Paul Deshayes.

Distribution

This species was described from France. It is known from the Mediterranean Sea north to south-west England.[3]

Ecology

The diet of this species is a soft coral.

References

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  1. ^ (in French) Deshayes G. P. (1839-1853). Traité élémentaire de conchyliologie avec les applications de cette science à la geologie. Explication des planches. page 59. (1839-1857). Atlas Plate 93. Paris.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia manicata (Deshayes, 1853). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 28) Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.