''Miamira magnifica'' is a
species
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of colourful dorid
nudibranch
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, a
sea slug
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, 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
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.” ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018)]
''Miamira magnifica'' Eliot, 1910.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-03-24. Previously synonymised with ''
Ceratosoma
''Ceratosoma'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Ceratosoma'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1850.Accessed on 2018-12-01Rudman W.B. (1984) The date and authorsh ...
'' this genus is considered valid on the basis of
molecular phylogeny
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.
Distribution
This species was described from the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
.
[Rudman, W.B., 2007 (April 30]
''Ceratosoma magnificum'' (Eliot, 1910).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description
The differences between this species and ''
Miamira sinuata
''Miamira sinuata'' is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific.MolluscaBase (2018)''Miamira sinuata'' (van Hasselt, 182 ...
'' and ''
Miamira flavicostata'' are not clear.
[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): 273]
References
External links
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Chromodorididae
Gastropods described in 1910