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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Gastropoda (class)  »  Sacoglossa (order)  »  Limapontiidae (family)

CAAB Code:	24 383006 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Placida dendritica   (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 383 Limapontiidae (sea slugs) - show full list Common Name: [a sea slug] Organism Type: a sea slug Synonyms: Placida fralila Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 383904     Placida spp.

Taxon Notes:	Originally described from northern Europe, this species has been recorded from tropical to temperate seas world-wide. As it is associated with the green alga Codium fragile, it may have been accidentally introduced into some areas with its' host.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c8227bd4-5802-41b1-98f0-41f3c6f082a0 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141565 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Jensen, K.R., 1993. Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from Rottnest Island and central Western Australia. In: Wells, F.E. Walker, D.I. Kirkman, H. Lethbridge, R., Editors, The Marine Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia., 1: 207-253. Western Australian Museum, Perth 330pp.
Scientific Name verified against:	Burn, R., 2015, Nudibranchs and related molluscs. Museum Victoria Field Guide Series to Marine Life. Museum Victoria, Melbourne, VIC 256pp.