Acanthodoris brunnea

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Onchidorididae Rank Species		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Onchidoridoidea Genus Acanthodoris

Similar Acanthodoris hudsoni, Acanthodoris nanaimoensis, Dendronotus albus, Acanthodoris lutea, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Acanthodoris brunnea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Monterey Bay, California. It has been reported from Vancouver Island, British Columbia south to Santa Monica Bay. Specimens from Monterey Bay have been sequenced for the 16S ribosomal RNA and CO1 genes.

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