Egret Nudibranch (species: Ardeadoris egretta) in Australian Seaslugs (Gaia Guide)
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Ardeadoris egretta
Egret Nudibranch


©Erik Schlögl: Ardeadoris egretta

©Tobias Gerlach: Ardeadoris egretta at Lizard Island

©Anne: Ardeadoris egretta at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Chromodorididae
Genus Ardeadoris
Species Ardeadoris egretta

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Length of specimen)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean, the tropical Western Pacific and along the Great Barrier Reef, Malaysia, Indonesia and Solomon Islands. (Wikipedia)

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References

  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.