Species Peltodoris murrea (Abraham, 1877)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Doris murrea Abraham, P.S. 1877. Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca, with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 196–269 [252-253, pl. 28, figs 12-14].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1876.2.5.2, 1876.2.5.3, Mauritius.
• Peltodoris mauritiana Bergh, L.S.R. 1889. Malacologische Untersuchungen. In Semper, C.G. (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen Zweiter Theil Wissenschaftliche Resultate 2: 815-872 [815-817].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Dayrat, B. 2010. A monographic revision of basal discodorid sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 61: 1-403 [Date published March 31] [69]

 

Generic Combinations

• Peltodoris murrea (Abraham, 1877). —
  Dayrat, B. 2010. A monographic revision of basal discodorid sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 61: 1-403 [Date published March 31] [69] (new combination)

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Discodoris fragilis [not fragilis Alder & Hancock, 1864]. —
  Willan, R.C. & Coleman, N. 1984. Nudibranchs of Australasia. Caringbah, New South Wales : Australasian Marine Photographic Index 56 pp. [36, fig. 112]
• Discodoris cf. mauritiana. —
  Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
  Cobb, G. & Willan, R.C. 2006. Undersea Jewels. A Colour Guide to Nudibranchs. Canberra : Australian Biological Resources Study 310 pp. [190]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Madagascar, Indian Ocean, Thailand, New Caledonia and Japan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

Diagnosis

Translucent bluish white mantle with mottling of pale grey blotches and sparse black specks.

 

Diagnosis References

Cobb, G. & Willan, R.C. 2006. Undersea Jewels. A Colour Guide to Nudibranchs. Canberra : Australian Biological Resources Study 310 pp. [190]

Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [73]

 

General References

Dayrat, B. 2010. A monographic revision of basal discodorid sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 61: 1-403 [Date published March 31]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
30-Nov-2011	OPISTHOBRANCHIA	30-Nov-2011	MOVED	Dr Robin Wilson
28-Nov-2011		28-Nov-2011	MOVED
11-Jan-2016		28-Nov-2011	MODIFIED
		26-Jul-2011	MODIFIED