Duvaucelia striata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Duvaucelia |
| Species: | D. striata
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| Binomial name | |
| Duvaucelia striata (Haefelfinger, 1963)[1]
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Duvaucelia striata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch from the western Mediterranean. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Naples, Italy. It is found in the western Mediterranean from Italy to France[3] and Spain.[4][5]
Ecology
Duvaucelia striata is reported to feed on the soft coral Paralcyonium elegans.[4]
References
- ^ Haefelfinger H.-R. (1963). "Remarques biologiques et systématiques au sujet de quelques Tritoniidae de la Méditerranée (Moll. Opisthobranchia)". Revue suisse de Zoologie 70(4): 61-76.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Duvaucelia striata (Haefelfinger, 1963). Accessed on 2021-01-01.
- ^ Horst, D., 2010 (Apr 14) Tritonia striata from the French Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 17) Tritonia striata Haefelfinger, 1963. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ iNaturalist, 2021. Tritonia striata accessed on 2021-01-01.