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Doris januarii
Doris januarii is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
From the article Doris januarii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This species occurs on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Brazil, from Pernambuco to São Paulo.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
This species lives at depths up to 12 m in the rocky subtidal region, near areas covered by the encrusting sponge Hymeniacidon heliophila (Parker, 1910) during the reproductive season.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
In human culture
This species was described by Rudolph Bergh in 1878 but considered to be a synonym of Doris verrucosa by von Ihering, 1886 and subsequent authors. A detailed anatomical comparison of these species concluded that they were distinct species.
Wikipedia: “Taxonomic history”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Doris januarii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 808038.