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Actinocyclus papillatus

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Actinocyclus papillatus
live Actinocyclus papillatus
Scientific classification
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A. papillatus
Binomial name
Actinocyclus papillatus
(Bergh, 1878)

Actinocyclus papillatus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Actinocyclidae.[1]

Distribution

Actinocyclus papillatus is found in the tropical Western Indo-Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

This nudibranch grows up to 100 mm in length.

Ecology

References

  1. ^ a b Valdés, A. (2002) Review of the genus Actinocyclus Ehrenberg, 1831 (Opisthobranchia: Doridoidea). The Veliger 45: 193-202. Accessed through: Sea Slug Forum at http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/actipapi on 2012-02-26