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Gem Doris

Dendrodoris krusensternii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 30, February 22, March 22, April 32, May 9, June 7, July 7, August 5, September 15, October 21, November 23, December 22.
Australia215
New South Wales183
New Zealand88
Auckland Region64
United States31
Hawaii31
Northland Region22
Queensland18
Japan17
Western Australia14

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNudibranchs · Nudibranchia
FamilyDendrodorididae
GenusDendrodoris

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