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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geitodoris immunda is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[1]
Geitodoris immunda | |
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Dorsal view of Geitodoris immunda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Geitodoris |
Species: | G. immunda |
Binomial name | |
Geitodoris immunda Bergh, 1894 | |
This species as well as Geitodoris planata are similar to Geitodoris pusae.[2] Further review is necessary to clarify the taxonomic status of these taxa.[2]
Distribution of Geitodoris immunda includes Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama.[2]
The body is oval.[2] Mantle is moderately rigid.[2] Dorsum is with a complex network of low ridges covering the entire surface, with some conical tubercles at the intersections.[2] Branchial sheaths are with characteristic wavy edges.[2] Background color is grayish-brown with numerous opaque white dots and some darker brown areas.[2] Rhinophores and gill are brown with white tips.[2] The maximum recorded body length is 43 mm.[3][2]
It was found under coral rubble in a reef habitat in Panama.[2] Minimum recorded depth is 5.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 5.5 m.[3]
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