Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804) is a animal in the Discodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804) (Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804))
🦋 Animalia

Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)

Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)

Platydoris scabra is a shell-less tropical Indo-Pacific dorid nudibranch sea slug in the Discodorididae family.

Genus
Platydoris
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)

Platydoris scabra is a species of sea slug that belongs to the group of dorid nudibranchs. It is a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk, and it is classified in the family Discodorididae. This species was originally described from material collected in Timor, and it has been reported across a wide area of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Photo: (c) Ria Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Discodorididae Platydoris

More from Discodorididae

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

Identify Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store