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Discodoris pliconoto

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Discodorididae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Discodoris

Discodoris pliconoto is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.

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Distribution

This species was described from Bahía de Mordeira, Isla de Sal, Cape Verde Islands. The specimens were found in the intertidal zone or up to 1 m depth.

Description

Discodoris pliconoto is a large dorid nudibranch, growing to at least 80 mm in length. It is cream-white in colour with diffuse spots of pale brown.

References

Discodoris pliconoto Wikipedia