A New Gill-less Species of Gymnodoris Stimpson, 1855 (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from Kagoshima Bay, Southern Japan

Iwao Hamatani; Dai Osumi

doi:10.18941/venus.62.3-4_125

Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan)

Online ISSN : 2189-7697
Print ISSN : 1348-2955
ISSN-L : 1348-2955

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A New Gill-less Species of Gymnodoris Stimpson, 1855 (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from Kagoshima Bay, Southern Japan

Iwao Hamatani, Dai Osumi

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Keywords: Gymnodoris, new species, gill-less, Kagoshima Bay, Japan

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2004 Volume 62 Issue 3-4 Pages 125-128

DOI https://doi.org/10.18941/venus.62.3-4_125

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Abstract

A new gymnodorid nudibranch, Gymnodoris inariensis, collected from muddy sand in Kagoshima Bay, is described here. External features of the body characterize this species, including its blackish color, very small size, minute rhinophores, and the complete absence of dorsal gills.

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