Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Discodorididae Scientific name Discodoris confusa | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Tayuva Rank Species | |
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Similar Sebadoris fragilis, Paradoris, Discodoris, Felimare villafranca, Felimida krohni | ||
Tayuva lilacina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Central Pacific.
Description
The maximum recorded body length is 50 mm or up to 120 mm.
Ecology
Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 63 m.
Tayuva lilacina feeds on Haliclona caerulea according to the in situ observations on the Pacific coast of Mexico. It is probably highly specialized on this sponge.
References
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