''Dicata odhneri'' is a
species of
sea slug, specifically an
aeolid nudibranch, a
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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the
family Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...
.
Distribution
This species was described from the
Gulf of Naples,
Italy. It has been reported from Atlantic Coasts of Europe as far north as
Lough Hyne
Lough Hyne (; ) is a fully marine sea lough in West Cork, Ireland, about 5 km southwest of Skibbereen. It was designated as Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve in 1981.
Features
Lough Hyne was probably a freshwater lake until about ...
in southern
Ireland.
[Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015)]
''Dicata odhneri'' Schmekel, 1967.
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-2-27
References
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Facelinidae
Gastropods described in 1967