Adalaria loveni (Alder & Hancock, 1862) is a animal in the Onchidorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Adalaria loveni (Alder & Hancock, 1862)

Adalaria loveni (Alder & Hancock, 1862)

Adalaria loveni is a north-eastern Atlantic species of shell-less marine dorid nudibranch in the family Onchidorididae.

Genus
Adalaria
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Adalaria loveni (Alder & Hancock, 1862)

Adalaria loveni, previously known as Onchidoris loveni, is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Onchidorididae. This species is distributed in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It was first described from specimens collected in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland. Currently, it is confirmed to be present in Sweden and Norway.

Photo: (c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tine Kinn Kvamme · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Onchidorididae Adalaria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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