Discodoris boholiensis

Discodoris boholiensis
Two individuals mating head to tail.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Discodoris
Species:
D. boholiensis
Binomial name
Discodoris boholiensis
Bergh, 1877

Discodoris boholiensis, known commonly as the Bohol discodoris,[1] is a species of sea slug in the family Discodorididae.[2] It gets its name from the island of Bohol in the Philippines.[3] Discodoris boholiensis has a distinctive pattern of chocolate brown and cream-white all over its flattened body and wavy-edged mantle. It reaches a length of 12 cm (5 in).

  1. ^ Le Bris, S., Müller, Y., Pean, M. in: DORIS, 25/10/2014 : Discodoris boholiensis Bergh, 1877, Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques.
  2. ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
  3. ^ Rudman, Bill (8 July 2002). "Discodoris boholiensis from Malaysia". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Retrieved 12 July 2020.