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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 433005 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Dendrodoris fumata   (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 433 Dendrodorididae (nudibranchs) - show full list Common Name: [a nudibranch] Organism Type: a nudibranch Synonyms: Dendrodoris nigra (mis-identification) Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 433901     Dendrodoris spp.

Taxon Notes:	This species has been confused with Dendrodoris nigra - it is translucent grey in colour, including the gills, the notum has no white spots or colour bands. It also differs in its larval characteristics. See Brodie & Calado, 2006.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a4a9e81e-489d-4d10-b357-285576ac6a54 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181233 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Brodie, G.D., Willan, R.C., Collins, J.D., 1997. Taxonomy and occurrence of Dendrodoris nigra and Dendrodoris fumata (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region., Journal of Molluscan Studies, Vol. 63: 407-423.
Scientific Name verified against:	Brodie, G.D., Calado, G., 2006. Dendrodoris arborescens (Collingwood, 1881) (Mollusca: Nudibranchia): larval characteristics reveal a masked porostome species., Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement, Vol. 69: 119-126.