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Glossodoris cincta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Glossodoris

Higher classification
  
Glossodoris

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Chromodorididae

Scientific name
  
Glossodoris cincta

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Glossodoris, Nudibranch, Glossodoris rufomarginata, Glossodoris hikuerensis, Doriprismatica atromarginata

Glossodoris cincta nudibranch in hong kong


Glossodoris cincta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

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Description

Glossodoris cincta has a mottled brown body. Its gills and rhinophores are also brown. Both the edge of its heavily indented mantle and its foot are lined with an outer blue, middle black and an inner yellow line. There is some variation in this edge coloring with distribution.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It has been observed as far afield as Tanzania in Africa and New Caledonia in the Pacific.

Biology

As is the case with many nudibranchs in the family Chromodorididae, Glossodoris cincta feeds on sponges.

References

Glossodoris cincta Wikipedia