Atalodoris pictoni
| Atalodoris pictoni | |
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| Inishbofin, Co Galway, Ireland. Two black animals with their spawn coils. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Onchidorididae |
| Genus: | Atalodoris |
| Species: | A. pictoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Atalodoris pictoni (Furfaro & Trainito, 2017)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Knoutsodonta pictoni Furfaro & Trainito, 2017 superseded combination (original combination) | |
Atalodoris pictoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.[2]
Distribution
The type locality of this species is Tavolara-Punta Coda, Cavallo Marine Protected Area, Porto San Paolo, North Eastern Sardinia, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, 40°52′52″N 9°38′13″E / 40.881°N 9.637°E. The original description included specimens from Achill Island, Ireland, Atlantic Ocean and Trieste, North Adriatic Sea, Italy. It is also known from the west coast of Scotland and Spain.
Diet
Atalodoris pictoni feeds on the bryozoan Reptadeonella violacea.
See also
References
- ^ Furfaro G. & Trainito E. (2017). A new species from the Mediterranean Sea and North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Knoutsodonta pictoni n. sp. (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia). Biodiversity Journal. 8(2): 725-738.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Atalodoris pictoni (Furfaro & Trainito, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1565334 on 2025-09-10
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