Doriopsilla areolata Bergh, 1880
Nudibrânquio
Morfologia de Doriopsilla areolata
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Informação detalhada sobre Doriopsilla areolata
Bastante frequente, facilmente observável e identificável, apesar de apresentar algumas variações de coloração que varia de um amarelo pálido a laranja. Apresenta vários tubérculos no manto e pontuações ou linhas brancas, frequentemente com um padrão reticulado. As diferentes colorações levaram à proposta de três subespécies (D. a. areolata, D. a. albolineata e D. a. nigrolineata), sendo a subespécie típica a que se encontra na nossa costa. Atinge dimensões consideráveis, o que facilita a sua detecção.
Referências:
- Garcia, F.J., Garcia-Gomez, J.C. & Cervera, J.L. (1986) Estudio morfologico de las espiculas de Doriopsilla areolata (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Malacologia, 27(1): 83-96
- Valdes, A. & Ortea, J. (1997) Review of the genus Doriopsilla Bergh, 1880 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in the Atlantic Ocean. The Veliger, 40(3): 240-254.
- Wirtz, P. & Debelius, H. (2003) Mediterranean and Atlantic Invertebrate Guide, Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany (ISBN 3-925919-62-7), p. 227.