''Ardeadoris pullata'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, a dorid
nudibranch, a shell-less
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the family
Chromodorididae.
[Bouchet, P. (2012)]
''Ardeadoris pullata''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-18.
Distribution
This species is found only in
New Caledonia
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[''Glossodoris pullata'' Rudman, 1995](_blank)
Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.[Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) ''Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna.'' Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 237]
References
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Chromodorididae
Gastropods described in 1995