WoRMS name details
Discodoris fragilis (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
139566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139566)
unaccepted (recombination)
Species
marine
(of Doris fragilis Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 118-119, Plate 28, Figures 7-8 [details]
page(s): 118-119, Plate 28, Figures 7-8 [details]
Description Oval and very flattened, up to 15 cm long. Well camouflaged by colouration of mottled creams, beiges, browns, and/or greys....
Description Oval and very flattened, up to 15 cm long. Well camouflaged by colouration of mottled creams, beiges, browns, and/or greys. Darker brown blotches have a tendency to be symmetrically arranged either side of the midline. The ventral surface is cream or grey with a concentration of brown spots down the middle of the foot. The edges of the mantle are easily shed when the animal is disturbed. Habitat: adhering to the underside of stones and rocks in the eulittoral and shallow sublittoral. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Discodoris fragilis (Alder & Hancock, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139566 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Doris fragilis Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 118-119, Plate 28, Figures 7-8 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 64. [details]
new combination reference Dayrat B. (2010). A monographic revision of basal discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 118-119, Plate 28, Figures 7-8 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 64. [details]
new combination reference Dayrat B. (2010). A monographic revision of basal discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Oval and very flattened, up to 15 cm long. Well camouflaged by colouration of mottled creams, beiges, browns, and/or greys. Darker brown blotches have a tendency to be symmetrically arranged either side of the midline. The ventral surface is cream or grey with a concentration of brown spots down the middle of the foot. The edges of the mantle are easily shed when the animal is disturbed. Habitat: adhering to the underside of stones and rocks in the eulittoral and shallow sublittoral. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. [details]Remark Placement in family follows . [details]
