Doris montereyensis

Doris montereyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; informal groupOpisthobranchia; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia; clade Euctenidiacea; clade Doridacea
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Dorididae
Genus:	Doris
Species:	D. montereyensis
Binomial name
	Doris montereyensis; (Cooper, 1862)
Synonyms
	Archidoris montereyensis (Cooper, 1862);

Doris montereyensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.^[2]

Description

Doris montereyensis is similar in shape and colour to Anisodoris nobilis but instead of the gills being white they are yellow which is the same as the mantle. Dark pigment usually covers the tubercles.^[3]

Distribution

This species has been recorded from Alaska to San Diego, California.^[3]

References

^ Cooper, J. G. (1862). "Some new genera and species of California Mollusca". Proceedings of California Academy of Natural Science (2): 202–207.
^ Rosenberg, G (2015). "Doris montereyensis J. G. Cooper, 1863". MolluscaBase (2015); accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
^ ^a ^b Rudman, W.B. (October 6, 2000). "Archidoris montereyensis (Cooper, 1862)". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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[1] Cooper, J. G. (1862). "Some new genera and species of California Mollusca". Proceedings of California Academy of Natural Science (2): 202–207.

[2] Rosenberg, G (2015). "Doris montereyensis J. G. Cooper, 1863". MolluscaBase (2015); accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-12-03.

[seaslug-3] Rudman, W.B. (October 6, 2000). "Archidoris montereyensis (Cooper, 1862)". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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