Pelagella punctata
| Pelagella punctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Subfamily: | Goniodoridinae |
| Genus: | Pelagella |
| Species: | P. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelagella punctata (Bergh, 1905) | |
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Pelagella punctata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Distribution
This species was first described from New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2, Wissenschaftliche Resultate, Band 9, Theil 6, Heft 2: 57-118, pls 5-8.
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pelagella punctata (Bergh, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-11-01
- ↑ Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Further reading
- Paz-Sedano, S.; Smirnoff, D.; Gosliner, T. M.; Pola, M. (2023). When a genus must become two: resurrection of Pelagella Gray, 1850 with the description of six new species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 89(2).
- Paz-Sedano, S.; Moles, J.; Smirnoff, D.; Gosliner, T. M.; Pola, M. (2024). A combined phylogenetic strategy illuminates the evolution of Goniodorididae nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107990.