Pelagella violacea
| Pelagella violacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Subfamily: | Goniodoridinae |
| Genus: | Pelagella |
| Species: | P. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelagella violacea (Risbec, 1928) | |
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Pelagella violacea 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 Caledonia. It has not been found elsewhere.
Description
This goniodorid nudibranch is translucent violet in colour, with a dark violet edge along the pallial margin.
Ecology
Pelagella violacea probably feeds on bryozoans or colonial ascidians but the diet is apparently not yet determined.
References
- ↑ Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches néo-calédoniens. Faune des Colonies Françaises. 2: 1-328 [incl. figs 1-98, pls 1-12, maps].
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pelagella violacea (Risbec, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-11-01.
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2008 (March 21) Goniodoris violacea Risbec, 1928. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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.