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''Diaulula odonoghuei'', the spotted leopard dorid, is a species of
''Diaulula odonoghuei'', the spotted leopard dorid, is a species of dorid
''Doridacea'' is a taxonomic grouping of dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families ...
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to matc ...
found in the Pacific Ocean. Identified as a cryptic species in 2016, it is differentiated from its sister species ''Diaulula sandiegensis
''Diaulula sandiegensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
The specific epithet ''sandiegensis'' means: "of San Diego", the Southern California city.
Distribution
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'' by having considerably more spots on their mantle.
Description
This nudibranch grows to about 100 mm (4") in length with many spots covering its mantle, this pattern can extend all the way to the edge of the mantle, a defining characteristic of this cryptic speciesDistribution
This dorid nudibranch ranges from the sea of japan to northern California.Life habits
This species feeds onsponges
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through ...
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odonoghuei Gastropods described in 1963 {{Discodorididae-stub