Duvaucelia plebeia (G.Johnston, 1828) is a animal in the Tritoniidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Duvaucelia plebeia (G.Johnston, 1828)
Duvaucelia plebeia is a small marine nudibranch native to the Northeastern Atlantic and introduced to US northeast coast.
Duvaucelia plebeia, first described by G. Johnston in 1828, is a marine nudibranch. It is primarily yellow with brown mottling, and can grow up to 30 millimeters in length. It is indigenous to the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Norway to Portugal. This species has also been introduced to coastal areas of Maine and Massachusetts in North America, most likely via ship ballast water.
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Tritonia festiva (Stearns, 1873)
Tritonia exsulans Bergh, 1894
Tritonia hombergii Cuvier, 1803
Duvaucelia lineata (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
Marionia blainvillea (Risso, 1818)
Tochuina gigantea (Bergh, 1904)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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