Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904 is a animal in the Discodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904

Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904

Sclerodoris tuberculata is a widely distributed Indo-Pacific species of shell-less dorid nudibranch sea slug.

Genus
Sclerodoris
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904

Sclerodoris tuberculata Eliot, 1904 is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Discodorididae. This species was first described from specimens collected at Prison Island, Zanzibar Harbour, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It has a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Discodorididae Sclerodoris

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

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