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Molluscs of Tasmania

Dorididae: Aphelodoris varia (Abraham, 1877) (‘variable sea-lemon’)

Synonym(s):

(none available).

Typical body-length 30 mm. Lives subtidally on sponges, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Aphelodoris

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