''Platydoris argo'', the redbrown nudibranch or redbrown leathery doris, is a

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of dorid nudibranch, a

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, in the family Discodorididae.

Distribution

This species is known from the

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and adjacent

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.Rudman, W.B., 2000 (August 1
''Platydoris argo'' (Linnaeus, 1767).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3906443 Discodorididae Gastropods described in 1767 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus