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Molluscs of Tasmania

Chromodorididae: Diversidoris sulphurea (Rudman, 1986) (‘sulphurous sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): sulphureus Rudman, 1986.

Typical body-length 20 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally on sponges, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Diversidoris

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