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Palisa papillata
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Palisa
Species:
P. papillata
Binomial name
Palisa papillata
Edmunds, 1964[1]

Palisa papillata is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2] It is the only species in the genus Palisa.

Distribution

The holotype of this species was found at Port Royal, Jamaica and a specimen from Miami, Florida was included in the original description.[1] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Edmunds, M. (1964) Eolid mollusca from Jamaica, with descriptions of two new genera and three new species. Bulletin of Marine Science Gulf & Caribbean 14(1):1-32.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-25
  3. ^ DuPont, A. (2009) Palisa papillata JaxShells.org